Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety - Ideas and Activities for Working Therapeutically with Worried Children and Their Families (Paperback)

This book sets out therapeutic activities to help children aged 4-12 years and their families to better understand and manage anxiety. It explains how to work with anxious children, providing a framework for assessment and therapy that draws on CBT, ACT and narrative therapy approaches. Lots of practical tips for therapists are included and important developmental considerations are discussed, including adapting therapy for children with developmental difficulties, and working with families and schools. Over 50 playful therapeutic activities are included, which have been developed through the authors' extensive work with children, giving children an arsenal of coping strategies. They focus on key areas such as understanding anxiety, managing anxious thoughts, and building resilience and use readily available, inexpensive materials and downloadable templates which are provided in the book. This is the perfect tool for therapists looking for playful and purposeful ways to work with children with anxiety.

General

Imprint:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2020
Authors:	Fiona Zandt • Suzanne Barrett
Illustrators:	Richy K Chandler
Foreword by:	Karen Lynn Cassiday
Dimensions:	276 x 216 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-78775-094-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Occupational therapy > Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)
LSN:	1-78775-094-9
Barcode:	9781787750944

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