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. 2010 May 1;17(2):142-153.
doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2009.11.002.

Flexible Applications of the Coping Cat Program for Anxious Youth

Rinad S Beidas  1 , Courtney L Benjamin, Connor M Puleo, Julie M Edmunds, Philip C Kendall
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Flexible Applications of the Coping Cat Program for Anxious Youth

Rinad S Beidas et al. Cogn Behav Pract. .

Abstract

The current article offers suggestions for ways to adapt empirically supported treatments (ESTs). A specific manualized EST (Coping Cat; Kendall & Hedtke, 2006a) is used to illustrate the concept of "flexibility within fidelity" (Kendall & Beidas, 2007; Kendall, Gosch, Furr, & Sood, 2008). Flexibility within fidelity stresses the importance of using ESTs while considering and taking into account individual client presentations. In this discussion, recommendations are offered for the use of the Coping Cat with younger youth, adolescents, and youth with secondary comorbidities (i.e., social skills deficits, inattentive symptoms, and depressive symptoms).

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