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E u r o S c i C o n C o n f e r e n c e o n
PEDIATRICS
2017
Pediatrics 2017
Volume:3 Issue:4(Suppl)
Journal of Pediatric Care
ISSN 2471-805X
N o v e m b e r 1 3 - 1 4 , 2 0 1 7
L o n d o n , U K
Page 48
CUES-Ed is an 8 week CBT package for improving
emotional wellbeing and increasing resilience in young
children. It also aims to reduce the stigma that still surrounds
mental health. The CUES-Ed package is underpinned by
CBT principles - it aims to help each child realize their own
potential by helping them to learn how to spot their own
CUES when things are difficult and learn cognitive strategies
and practise behavioural techniques to help them cope
with challenges they are facing. The sessions are delivered
in a really active and engaging way. This approach enables
children to learn that their thoughts, feelings and behaviour
are interconnected and that there are practical things they
can do to help them manage. We have now worked with
over 2000 children and have continued to develop in really
CUES-Ed: an
innovative cognitive
behavioural package
for improving
emotional well-
being and resilience
in young children
Sophie Browning and Debbie
Plant
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trust, UK
J Pediatr Care 2017, 3:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C1-003
exciting and innovative ways – including going digital with
our new games and interactive website which help to embed
the core ideas. In terms of outcome measurement, we see
very promising changes in how things are going in school,
at home, with learning and behaviour and in use of adaptive
coping strategies. Children report higher overall wellbeing
following the CUES-Ed intervention. Regarding stigma we are
also seeing shifts in attitudes towards emotional expression.
All of the techniques are grounded in evidence based CBT for
children. The feedback from children, parents and teachers has
been overwhelmingly positive. CUES-Ed started as a school
intervention but excitingly we are about to embark on a pilot of
an adapted version for children in paediatric settings, liaising
with our colleagues at Kings Hospital. The hope is that CUES-Ed
will help boost the wellbeing of children with chronic illnesses
and help them develop tools for managing things like coming
into hospital and medical procedures