This book is an essential manual for mental health professionals who work with young anxious children and their parents. Organised into a 10-session parenting-based course, the book provides parents with simple cognitive behavioural techniques for helping their children to manage their worries and fears.
* The first manual designed specifically to help therapists take parents through a step-by-step approach to managing young anxious children
* The manual’s empirical focus is highly effective in treating anxiety disorders in children under the age of 10
* The provision of scripts throughout the book offer realistic illustrations of the techniques described
* Stories and analogies included to explain the more complex concepts
* Includes handouts which can be photocopied and useful additional materials
İçerik tablosu
List of Contributors ix
Preface xy
Who Is This Book For? xiii
Acknowledgements xv
1 Theoretical Background to the Programme 1
2 How to Use This Book 17
3 Session One: Introduction to the Programme and Some Basic Concepts 27
4 Session Two: Securing the Parent–Child Bond through Play 45
5 Session Three: Understanding Children’s Anxiety 57
6 Session Four: Using Praise to Build Children’s Confidence 73
7 Session Five: Using Rewards to Get Children Motivated 85
8 Session Six: Setting Limits on Anxious Children’s Behaviour 99
9 Session Seven: Using Withdrawal of Attention to Manage Children’s Behaviour 109
10 Session Eight: Managing Children’s Worry 121
11 Session Nine: Managing Really Difficult Behaviour: Time Out and Consequences 133
12 Session Ten: Wrapping Up: Review, Managing School, Celebration 147
Additional Resources 165
Index 167
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Sam Cartwright-Hatton is a clinical psychologist and senior lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Manchester. She previously held an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship, during which she developed and trialled a new parenting intervention for young anxious children. She was awarded the British Psychological Society May Davidson Award in 2009 for her research into anxiety disorders of childhood.
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Ben Laskey is a clinical psychologist who co-ordinates and delivers parenting programmes for the under 8s. He conducts research through the University of Manchester where he is an honorary tutor in Clinical Psychology.
Stewart Rust is a consultant clinical psychologist in Neuropsychology at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. He previously delivered parenting groups to families struggling with their children’s behavioural difficulties.
Deb Mc Nally is a Clinical Psychologist. She has a particular interest in parenting and cognitive behavioural interventions.
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