Family Based Treatment for Young Children With OCD
Author | : Jennifer B Freeman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195373639 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195373634 |
Rating | : 4/5 (634 Downloads) |
Download or read book Family Based Treatment for Young Children With OCD written by Jennifer B Freeman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This therapist guide presents a family-based treatment for OCD specifically designed for children ages 5-8. Using a cognitive-behavioural approach, it provides psycho-education for the family and a set of parent strategies involving differential attention, modelling, and scaffolding techniques, and child strategies that include cognitive tools such as 'bossing back' and using a feelings thermometer to rate anxiety.