Treating Childhood Depression with Contextual Emotion Regulation Therapy

*Unique, hands-on program to treat depression in kids (ages seven and up), a growing concern. *Focuses on teaching skills for modulating sadness and distress to reduce depressive symptoms and prevent relapse. *Designed specifically for use with children, CERT draws on a range of empirically based techniques and problem-focused strategies, and involves parents. *Comprehensive: includes a reproducible parent manual as well as handouts, forms, and posters. *Distinguished author is the developer of the model.