簡介
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
目錄
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
