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This paper briefly reviews the historical and conceptual developments that produced the cognitive-behavioral model for clinical interventions with children. It is suggested that this model should be expanded by including the person variables of emotion and developmental level and by broadening the scope of environmental variables to include the family, school, and other social/community contexts. The implications of this expansion of the cognitive-behavioral model for psychopathology, assessment, and intervention are discussed.
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Edward Craighead, W., Meyers, A.W. & Wilcoxon Craighead, L. A conceptual model for cognitive-behavior therapy with children. J Abnorm Child Psychol 13, 331–342 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00912720
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