Table 1.

Therapy component checklist

Session the component was covered:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
General procedures
Initial assessment
Describe Beck’s model and concept of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Agree on goals of therapy
Present a shared formulation
Goal setting
Review of shared formulation
Review of success list
Relapse prevention/future planning
Behavioural techniques
Relaxation training
Breathing space
Activity schedule
Pleasure experiences sheet
Cognitive techniques
Refocusing techniques
Mindfulness
4-Step process for resilience and coping
Coping map
List of strengths and resources
Reattribution
De-catastrophizing
Advantages/disadvantages
Success list
Thought diary
Personal rule (pros/cons)
Managing worry (worry tree handout)
Blueprint for coping
Cognitive-behavioural Techniques
Guided discovery
Pleasure prediction sheet
Pleasure experiences sheet
Negative triad/negative automatic thoughts
Applying resilience
Thinking traps handout
Reality testing
Searching for alternatives
ABC form
Specific cancer topics
Impact of physical illness
Beliefs and expectations about illness
Plans and hopes for care as disease advances
Relationship between emotions and physical symptoms
Concerns about current and future ability to cope
Concerns about loss of control
Concerns about accepting help
Concerns about dying (mode/afterwards/life expectancy)
Impact of disease and mood on behaviour
Impact of disease/death on loved ones
Discussion of ‘the meaning’ of the illness
Acceptance of unfinished business