Reflection

I have thoroughly enjoyed creating my blog about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Children. After further research on this topic I have gained a stronger understanding of how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can benefit children who experience different mental health issues; anxiety, depression and ADHD.

Throughout my blog I have explained what CBT is, the different children that it is used with, why and how it is used with these children with an example of group sessions that I was involved with on a fieldwork placement.

Symptoms of mental health issues, e.g. anxiety and stress, can have a big impact on a child's quality of life. Occupational Therapists play an important role within CBT as they aim to enable people to achieve as much as they can for themselves in order to get the most out of life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps the child to identify and correct faulty thinking patterns, which can therefore improve the psychological and behavioural problems of the children and improve their well-being and quality of life.

After researching and creating this blog I believe that there could be more research done on the effectiveness of using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in children with mental health issues, as when I was researching there were very limited specific studies on this topic.

I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog. I would love to hear of your experiences with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or any opinions you have with this approach. I welcome any questions or comments that you may have.

Thank you =)