Professor Paul Farrand is Director of the Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT) clinical portfolio for the training of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) within Clinical Education, Development and Research (CEDAR), Psychology; University of Exeter. He has developed many of the most commonly used LICBT interventions adopted by Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services and is a member of the IAPT Expert Advisory Group, LICBT practitioner workforce development groups and national training and professional body accreditation committees. He is engaged in research and training associated with LICBT in several countries, currently the USA, Saudi Arabia and Sweden. In his clinical practice he has worked as Consultant Psychological Lead within the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical hospital-based specialty for over 20 years. In recognition of his contribution to psychological therapies training, he was awarded National Teaching Fellowship in 2012.

Great explanation of the Low-intensity method. Clearly written and practical. Useful updates on the previous edition.

• 1.Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Revolution Not Evolution - Paul FarrandPART I‘Low-Intensity Clinical Method’2.Assessment - Dona-Marie Anderson and Sarah Monk3.Diagnoses and Problem Descriptors - Joshua E.J. Buckman, Rob Saunders and Stephen Pilling4.Severe Mental Illness - Siobhan Gilliam and Liz Kell5.Clinical Decision-Making - Jeffrey McDonnell, Nicola Kirkland-Davis and Rachel Newman6.Common and Specific Factors - Zoe Symons7.Supporting Interventions - Katie Lockwood8.Behaviour Change Models - Paul Chadwick9.Telephone Support - Judith Gellatly, Cintia Faija, Mia Bennion, Michael Barkham, Paul Drew and Penny Bee10.E-mail Support - Hiba Choueiri, Michaela Newton and Paul Farrand11.Video-Working - Eve Bampton-Wilton12.Supervision - Faye Small and Megan Whitworth13.Medication for Common Mental Health Problems - Rachel Miller, Alje van Hoorn, Paul Farrand and Chris DickensPART II: Low-Intensity Interventions14.Behavioural Activation - Paul Farrand15.Cognitive Interventions - Simon Grist16.Graded Exposure Therapy - Mark Papworth17.Exposure Therapy and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Judith Gellatly, Rebecca Pedley, Penny Bee and Karina Lovell18.Worry Management - Faye Small and Katie Lockwood19.Problem-Solving - Georgina Miles20.Sleep Management - Elaine Norton21.CBT Groups - Chris Williams and Theresa KellyPART III: ‘Adapting Low-Intensity CBT’22.People from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds - Palvisha Iqbal and Andrew Beck23.Older People - Ken Laidlaw and Paul Farrand24.Low-intensity CBT for People Living with Long-Term Conditions - Amy Blakemore, Katie Lockwood and Sarah McGahey