Program Description

"Empirically-supported CBT to reduce anxious distress in youth. This newest edition is a revision of the original Coping Cat Workbook by Philip Kendall that has been in use since 1992. Sixteen therapy sessions promote coping skills for dealing with anxiety. The program can be adapted for use with individual youth or with groups. Appendices include "situation cards" with three levels of difficulty, a "feelings barometer", as well as other cut-outs and a certificate of achievement. "

Cost

$26.95 per manual

Intended Population

• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School

Intended Group Size

• Individual
• Small group

ELL/DLL

• Full

Multisensory Applications

• No

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• No

Error Correction Built In

• No

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

The results of multiple randomized controlled trials indicated statistically significant reductions in anxiety and depressive symptoms. An additional meta-analysis suggested that Coping Cat may be an effective preventive program in addition to its utility as an anxiety intervention.

Study Citations

Kendall, P. C. (1994). Treating anxiety disorders in children: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62(1), 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.62.1.100

Kendall, P. C., Flannery-Schroeder, E., Panichelli-Mindell, S. M., Southam-Gerow, M., Henin, A., & Warman, M. (1997). Therapy for youths with anxiety disorders: A second randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65(3), 366-380. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.65.3.366

Kendall, P. C., & Southam-Gerow, M. A. (1996). Long-term follow-up of a cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety-disordered youth. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64(4), 724-730. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.64.4.724

Lenz, A. S. (2015). Meta-analysis of the coping cat program for decreasing severity of anxiety symptoms among children and adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 1(2), 51-65.

McNally Keehn, R.H., Lincoln, A.J., Brown, M.Z. et al. (2013).The Coping Cat Program for Children with Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Autism Dev Disord 43, 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1541-9

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Evidence-based practice

Additional Reviews

• https://www.cebc4cw.org/program/coping-cat/detailed