This slideset goes with the webinar (recording after slide 1) which is aimed at adults supporting young people with mental health or emotional wellbeing issues. Parents, teachers or other staff will learn the basics of what CBT is and how they can use the basic principles to enable them to support a young person in questioning negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

1. Cognitive
Behavioural
Therapy (CBT)
a very brief
introduction
Dr Pooky Knightsmith
@PookyH

2. Helps us to feel better by changing the way we feel
think and behave
CBT
Thoughts
FeelingsActions

3. Helps us to feel better by changing the way we feel
think and behave
Thoughts
FeelingsActions
I’m a
failure…
Hopeless.
.
Anxious..
Avoidanc
e
I’m good
at this…
Happy
Confident
..
Willing to
try

4. ResponseInterpretation
Our life is what our
thoughts make it.
Marcus Aurelius, emperor AD 161-180
Event

5. ACTIVITY
You’re stuck in traffic on your way to an
important appointment. Discuss one thought
that would lead you to feel each of the
following emotions:
Anxiety | Low mood | Anger
Guilt | Relaxed

6. We can interpret and respond to the
same situation in many different
ways…

8. Notice Motivate Question Practise
Explore how
negative thought /
behaviour cycles
might be
impacting
Explore the benefits
of thinking or
behaving differently
Introduce questions to
help break the cycle
(Hold that thought..)

9. ?
What is the
evidence
?

10. ?
Is there an
alternative
explanation?

11. ?
How useful is
this thought
?

12. ?
What can I
practically do
now
?

13. ?
What would I
say to a friend
?

14. Notice Motivate Question Practise

15. www.mind.org.uk

16. cwmt.org.uk | @charliewtrust InOurHands.com | @pookyh
Lovely Free Stuff
from CWMT…

17. cwmt.org.uk | @charliewtrust InOurHands.com | @pookyh
Free Book Club
for School Mental Health Leads
inourhands.com/bookclub
@CharlieWTrust | @PookyH

18. cwmt.org.uk | @charliewtrust InOurHands.com | @pookyh
Mental Health: Weekly Online Learning
for Staff working with CYP
inourhands.com/onlinelearning
@CharlieWTrust | @PookyH

19. cwmt.org.uk | @charliewtrust InOurHands.com | @pookyh
Mental Health: Free training and
workshops for school staff, pupils and
parents
inourhands.com/cwmt
@CharlieWTrust | @PookyH

20. cwmt.org.uk | @charliewtrust InOurHands.com | @pookyh
E-Newsletter
Highlighting events, resources,
research etc
inourhands.com/sign-up
@CharlieWTrust | @PookyH

21. cwmt.org.uk | @charliewtrust InOurHands.com | @pookyh
Dr Pooky Knightsmith
Director: CYP& Schools
Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
training@cwmt.org | 01635 869754
pooky@cwmt.org
@PookyH