What I do & how I feel

This resource guides children to reflect on their activity diary as part of the Behavioural Activation process. It encourages them to identify links between their activities and mood, helping them understand which behaviours may be contributing to or alleviating their low mood.

Therapists can integrate this tool into their session agenda, particularly during homework review.

References and Further Reading 

  • Loades, M. E., & Myles-Hooton, P. (Eds.). (2020). Oxford guide to brief and low intensity interventions for children and young people. Oxford University Press.
  • Arnberg, A., & Öst, L.-G. (2014). CBT for children with depressive symptoms: A meta-analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 43(4), 275–288.
  • Oud, M., de Winter, L., Vermeulen-Smit, E., Bodden, D., Nauta, M., Stone, L., van den Heuvel, M., Al Taher, R., de Graaf, I., Kendall, T., Engels, R., & Stikkelbroek, Y. (2019). Effectiveness of CBT for children and adolescents with depression: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Psychological Medicine.
  • Loades, M. E., & Myles-Hooton, P. (Eds.). (2020). Oxford guide to brief and low intensity interventions for children and young people. Oxford University Press.
  • Proudfoot, J., & Nicholas, J. (2010). Monitoring and evaluation in low intensity CBT interventions. In Oxford guide to low intensity CBT interventions (pp. 97-104). 
  • Cohen, J. S., Edmunds, J. M., Brodman, D. M., Benjamin, C. L., & Kendall, P. C. (2013). Using self-monitoring: Implementation of collaborative empiricism in cognitive-behavioural therapy. Cognitive and Behavioural Practice, 20(4), 419–428.