SUPER SKILLS FOR LIFE

Super Skills for Life is an intervention programme for 6–18-year-olds which helps young people cope with emotional difficulties such as anxiety and depression. Developed by Dr Cecilia Essau of University of Roehampton, Super Skills for Life is based on the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).

Children and adolescents who participated in Super Skills for Life showed:

• elevated self-confidence
• improved school performance
• enhanced social and communication skills
• increased involvement in social activities
• decreased anxiety and depression levels
• decreased behavioural problems