From Timid to Tiger

From Timid to Tiger By Dr Sam Cartwright?Hatton, Dr Ben Laskey, Dr Stewart Rust, Dr Deborah McNally(auth.)
2010 | 170 Pages | ISBN: 0470683104 | PDF | 19 MB
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 Content: Chapter 1 Theoretical Background to the Programme (pages 1-15): Chapter 2 How to Use This Book (pages 17-25): Chapter 3 Session One: Introduction to the Programme and Some Basic Concepts (pages 27-43): Chapter 4 Session Two: Securing the Parent-Child Bond through Play (pages 45-55): Chapter 5 Session Three: Understanding Children's Anxiety (pages 57-72): Chapter 6 Session Four: Using Praise to Build Children's Confidence (pages 73-83): Chapter 7 Session Five: Using Rewards to Get Children Motivated (pages 85-97): Chapter 8 Session Six: Setting Limits on Anxious Children's Behaviour (pages 99-107): Chapter 9 Session Seven: Using Withdrawal of Attention to Manage Children's Behaviour (pages 109-119): Chapter 10 Session Eight: Managing Children's Worry (pages 121-132): Chapter 11 Session Nine: Managing Really Difficult Behaviour: Time Out and Consequences (pages 133-145): Chapter 12 Session Ten: Wrapping Up: Review, Managing School, Celebration (pages 147-163):