Levels of CBT

Tested Therapies for Children and Adolescents

Level One: Works Well
•CBT  https://effectivechildtherapy.org/therapies/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/
•Individual
•Group
•Individual with parent involvement

Level Two: Works
•Group CBT with parent involvement
•Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

Level Three: Might Work
•Integrated therapy for complex trauma
•Group mind–body skills

Level Four: Experimental
•Client-centered play therapy
•Mind–body skills
•Psychoanalysis

Level Five: Tested and Does Not Work
•Group creative expressive + CBT

  To find out more about how these treatment levels are defined, click here.

Therapies and Terms Defined:

•CBT: cognitive behavioral therapy

Source(s): Shannon Dorsey, Katie A. McLaughlin, Suzanne E. U. Kerns, Julie P. Harrison, Hilary K. Lambert, Ernestine C. Briggs, Julia Revillion Cox, and Lisa Amaya-Jackson. “Evidence Base Update for Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Traumatic Events”. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Web. 19 Oct 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2016.1220309