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Family Based Treatment for Young Children With OCD: Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) by Jennifer Beth Freeman; Abbe Marrs Garcia is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can develop at a young age and when it does, it can cause significant distress for the child and the family. Parents may be unclear on the nature of OCD symptoms and how to best respond to their child. Family involvement in the child's symptoms may be making the situation worse for the whole family. When treating young children with OCD, it is important to recognize the family component and directly involve parents in treatment. It is also essential to tailor the treatment to a child's age and developmental level. This therapist guide presents a family-based treatment for OCD specifically designed for children ages 5-8. Using a cognitive-behavioral approach, it provides psychoeducation for the family and a set of tools for the management of OCD. "Parent tools" involve differential attention, modeling, and scaffolding techniques. "Child tools" include cognitive strategies such as "bossing back" and using a feelings thermometer to rate anxiety. Treatment centers on exposure with response prevention (E/RP), in which the patient faces feared situations without avoidance or rituals until anxiety decreases. The therapist works with the family to cr

Who reads Family Based Treatment for Young Children With OCD: Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work)?

Author

Jennifer Beth Freeman; Abbe Marrs Garcia

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195373646

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Social_sciences