What’s important to me? (Card sort)

This two page resource supports children to explore a range of values and consider what matters most to them. Each value card can be cut out and sorted into one of three categories: “Important to me,” “Not important to me,” and “Somewhat important to me.”

The sorting activity is designed as a first step in helping clients to identify what is most important to them. It can be used by practitioners to support the delivery of Behavioural Activation, either as an in-session task or as a between-session activity.

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.