Forthcoming Books in CBT with Children, Adolescents and Families series

Anxiety

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People

By Paul Stallard

Cognitive behavioural therapy has proven to be an effective treatment for anxiety disorders in children and young people. This book provides an overview of CBT and explores how it can be used to help children with anxiety disorders.

In Anxiety: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Young People Paul Stallard describes the nature and extent of anxiety problems that are suffered in childhood and discusses evidence for the effectiveness of the cognitive behavioural model as a method of treatment.

This concise and accessible book, written specifically for the clinician, provides a clear outline of how CBT can be used with children suffering from anxiety disorders in an easy to follow format. The book provides many ideas that can be incorporated into everyday practice, as well as clinical vignettes, case examples, and worksheets for use with the client.

This straightforward text will prove essential reading for professionals involved with children who have significant anxiety problems including mental health workers, social services staff and those working in educational settings.

Published November 25th 2008 by Routledge.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People

Edited by Polly Waite, Tim Williams

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterised by a person's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and their related compulsions. It affects an estimated one percent of teenagers and has been detected in children as young as three years old.

In this concise, accessible book experienced contributors provide detailed guidance on carrying out assessments and treatment for children and young people with OCD from a cognitive behavioural perspective. This approach has been developed form extensive research and clinical work with young people with OCD and associated problems. The book includes:

an overview of OCD

an introduction to CBT and its relevance to OCD in young people

assessment and treatment methods

case studies and clinical vignettes

worksheets for use with the client.

This straightforward text will provide essential direction for practitioners and trainees in a range of professions including psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling, nursing, education and social work.

Online resources:

The appendices of this book contains worksheets that can be downloaded free of charge to purchasers of the print version. Please visit the website to find out more about this facility

Published March 12th 2009 by Routledge.

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