Intro
Brief Behavioural Activation for Adolescent Depression
Cover
Of related interest
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Part 1. Introduction
1. Getting Started: How to Use this Manual
Who is this manual for?
What is Brief Behavioural Activation (Brief BA)?
Who is Brief BA for?
What training and supervision are needed?
Want to know more?
A note on health and safety
Part 2. How to Deliver Brief BA: The Treatment Manual
2. How to Assess Adolescent Depression
First steps and introductions

How to explain confidentiality and its limits
How to assess depression symptoms in young people
Methods to assess depression
What increases the risk of depression?
Getting parents' perspectives
Risk assessment
Managing self-harm and suicidality
Suitability for Brief BA
Introducing Brief BA as a treatment option
3. Brief BA Sessions 1 and 2: Getting to Know the Young Person Better
Getting started and fitting it all in
How to engage a depressed young person in Brief BA
How to set and use an agenda
Ongoing risk assessment

Psychoeducation: helping the young person understand about depression and the behavioural cycle of depression
The behavioural model of depression: explaining the Brief BA rationale
Engaging and working with parents and carers
Involving other adults
Tracking progress in Brief BA with Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs)
Activity monitoring
4. Brief BA Session 3: What Matters to the Young Person?
What is important to young people?
Helping a young person identify their values
The difference between goals, activities and values
Troubleshooting

5. Brief BA Sessions 4 and Beyond: Doing More of What Matters
Moving from values to valued activities
Breaking things down, starting small and aiming for success
Valued activities in sessions
Valued activities outside sessions
Between-session work for the therapist and others
Troubleshooting
Reviewing progress
6. Brief BA Session 6 (and Elsewhere When Needed): Scaffolding and Support
Problem-solving
Contracting
Managing disagreement
When to use these tools
7. Brief BA Sessions 7 and Beyond: Keeping Things Going
Reviewing progress and thinking ahead

Building autonomy and independence
Relapse prevention
8. Ending Therapy and Living a Valued Life
Where are we now?
Handing over or referring on
Endings in therapy
Service specifics
Part 3. The Theory and Research behind Brief BA (the 'Why')
9. The Unique Challenge of Adolescent Depression
Understanding depression
The key challenges of adolescent depression
How does Brief BA help overcome the challenge of adolescent depression?
10. Getting to Know the Young Person and Keeping Them Safe
Getting to know your client
Using Routine Outcome Measures in Brief BA