The aim of the
Exploring Feelings Training Manual by Helen Mc Conachie based on Dr. Tony Attwood’s
Exploring Feelings: Anxiety book, is to guide people wishing to use the
Exploring Feelings materials in group settings with young people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder and high anxiety. The Manual is written with the expectation that group leaders will have support from an experienced supervisor. It is for professionals with a background in Cognitive Behavior Therapy who work with young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families. This Manual is intended as an adjunct training resource for group leaders and supervisors who are using
Exploring Feelings: Anxiety: Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Manage Anxiety by Tony Attwood.
Innehållsförteckning
Exploring Feelings
I. Background and Introduction to
Exploring Feelings
II. Setting Up a Group
III. Possible Adaptations to the core Program
IV. Different Settings For Groups
Apendix 1 Final CBT Checklist
Apendix 2 Social Story Explaining the Exploring Feelings Group
Apendix 3 Checklist of items needed to run the Exploring Feelings group
Apendix 4 Session 1 Handout – Being Happy
Apendix 5 Session 2 Handout – What does our body look like when we feel anxious
Apendix 6 Session 3 Handout – Social tools to fix the feeling of anxiety
Apendix 7 Session 4 Handout – Anxious situations
Apendix 8 Session 5 Handout – Social Stories
Apendix 9 Session 6 Handout – Relaxation Scripts; Anxiety and Anger Management
Om författaren
Tony Attwood is a practicing clinical psychologist who specialises in the field of Asperger’s Syndrome. For the last 25 years he has met and worked with several hundred individuals with this syndrome, ranging widely in age, ability and background.