Catch it, check it, challenge it, change it: CBT technique : Mentally Healthy Schools

This worksheet draws on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help young people manage anxious feelings.

This worksheet encourages young people to identify anxious thoughts, and then follow simple steps to address such thoughts and potentially gain a new perspective.

The resource is built around a technique from CBT called cognitive restructuring.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

young people aged 11 and up
use by individual young people

This resource may potentially prompt memories, personal experiences, and difficult feelings. It may be useful for teachers or members of school staff to give examples in how to navigate the form initially, and signpost to sources of support.

Curriculum links

England - RSHE	Mental health and wellbeing By the end of secondary school pupils should know: · how to talk about their emotions accurately and sensitively, using appropriate vocabulary.
Northern Ireland – Learning for Life and Work	Personal Health KS3 pupils should have opportunity to: · Develop understanding about, and strategies to manage, the effects of change on body, mind and behaviour Key Stage 4 pupils should be enabled to: · develop an understanding of how to maximise and sustain their own health and well-being
Scotland – Health and Wellbeing	Mental and emotional wellbeing For early to fourth level (4-14): · I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them.
Wales - Health and Wellbeing	How we process and respond to our experiences affects our mental health and emotional wellbeing. Progression step 3: I can self-regulate my emotions in a healthy way using strategies that I have developed. Progression step 4: I can identify different strategies to self-regulate my emotions in response to a range of experiences. Progression step 5: I can use my self-awareness to appreciate the complexity of my emotions and apply strategies to self-regulate them in a healthy way and to connect with others.