Exposure therapy with children and adolescents, hardcover/michael a. southam-gerow

Description Exposure therapy is highly effective for treating anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, yet implementation with youth and their parents entails unique challenges.

Packed with clinical examples, this concise book provides practical, developmentally savvy guidelines for conducting therapeutic exposure with 5- to 18-year-olds.

At each stage of the process, it addresses clinicians most common questions and concerns.

Coverage includes how to build a strong initial assessment; develop a fear ladder; individualize exposure exercises for different problem areas, including phobia, social anxiety, worry, separation anxiety, and panic; and monitor progress.

Also discussed is when and how to integrate exposure with relaxation and cognitive strategies.

About the Author Michael A.

Southam-Gerow, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University.

His research focuses on the dissemination and implementation of psychological treatments for mental health problems in children and adolescents.

He also studies emotion processes (such as emotion regulation) in children and adolescents, and treatment integrity.

Southam-Gerow is a consultant for PracticeWise, a company offering training to therapists and agencies in evidence-informed approaches to childrens mental health care.

He has served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, has published dozens of scholarly papers, and is author of Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents: A Practitioners Guide and Exposure Therapy with Children and Adolescents.