Main description:

*Concise and practical: experts present skill units based on five core principles of change, giving providers maximum flexibility to tailor treatments to children's (ages 6 to 15) unique needs.
*FIRST is an alternative to manuals that address a single problem, can be used with simple or complex cases, and is efficient to learn.
*The treatment is empirically based but designed for real-world community practice; includes reproducible parent handouts in English and Spanish.
*Each skill unit is effective used on its own, of key benefit for youths who may not stay in treatment long.

Contents:

1. All about FIRST
2. Using FIRST and the FIRST Decision Trees to Treat Anxiety/OCD, Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Misbehavior
3. Beginning Treatment
4. Clinician Guides: Facts about the Problems Treated with FIRST
5. Help for Caregivers: Handouts on the Problems Treated with FIRST
- Think FIRST: Planning Treatment, Case by Case
- Summary Overview of the FIRST Treatment Program
6. Using the FIRST Principles: Feeling Calm
7. Using the FIRST Principles: Increasing Motivation
8. Using the FIRST Principles: Repairing Thoughts
9. Using the FIRST Principles: Solving Problems
10. Using the FIRST Principles: Trying the Opposite
11. Skill Units for Continuing Treatment, Boosting Engagement, and Ending Treatment
Appendix I. Published Studies Testing Independent Effects of the Five FIRST Principles
Appendix II. Sample Progressive Muscle Relaxation Script
Appendix III. Using FIRST for Panic Attacks and Tic/Habit Behaviors
Appendix IV. Frequently Asked Questions about Using FIRST in Clinical Practice