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Informationen zum Autor 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. With: 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 McNally is a Clinical Psychologist. She has a particular interest in parenting and cognitive behavioural interventions . Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
