Child Anxiety Disorders Cl

by Wood,Jeffrey J.

• ISBN13: 9780393705409
• ISBN10: 0393705404
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

Ranging from mild and transient to severe and intractable, high levels of anxiety in children can lead to avoiding school, not participating in class, shying away from peer groups, worrying persistently, or even experiencing phobias and acute separation anxiety from parents. Despite the prevalence, effective, evidence-based therapeutic strategies for helping children overcome anxiety have been lacking, leaving psychologists, school counselors, and other child mental health professionals to rely on more generalized CBT and individual therapy approaches that don't necessarily target the problems at issue. In Child Anxiety Disorders , Wood and McLeod present a clinically-proven treatment protocol based on a collaborative, family-based intervention approach'”one that has seen remission rates of 80% in children. Incorporating family therapy strategies and targeted CBT techniques, the authors lay out session-by-session guidelines for implementing the protocol, offering all those who work with and counsel children a hands-on toolkit to effectively resolve childhood anxiety, whether generalized or severe in nature. Preliminary chapters cover anxiety typologies, screening and assessment techniques, family and genetic influences, the nature of evidence-based practices, and other clinical considerations, such as pharmacotherapy. The second part of the book, the treatment manual, presents the 15-session protocol, including optional family therapy modules to strengthen family interactions, and worksheets and handouts to be used in and out of the therapy room.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Clinical Background
Clinical Features of Anxiety Disorders in Children	p. 3
Causes of Childhood Anxiety: Family and Genetic Influences	p. 33
Evidence-Based Practices and Clinical Considerations	p. 47
Treatment Manual
Building Confidence: A Family-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention	p. 71
Intake: Anxiety Assessment	p. 77
Functional Analysis and Rapport Building	p. 83
KICK Plan: K Step, Know When You're Nervous	p. 95
KICK Plan: I Step, Identify Icky Thoughts and Encourage Independence	p. 121
KICK Plan: C Step, Calm Your Thoughts	p. 137
Develop the Exposure Hierarchy	p. 155
KICK Plan: Second K Step, Keep Practicing/Rewards	p. 167
Exposure Therapy	p. 183
Optional Family Therapy Module A: Family Problem Solving	p. 199
Optional Family Therapy Module B: Finding New Roles	p. 205
Optional Family Therapy Module C: Talk Time	p. 211
Optional Session: Playdate/Friendship	p. 217
Final Session: Termination	p. 227
Appendix	p. 235
References	p. 249
Index	p. 265
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