Description
This accessible and user-friendly resource will help a wide range of adults support children and young people with anxiety. Clear information on the nature of anxiety is combined with helpful ideas, practical strategies and resources to help adults feel confident in understanding and managing the emotional well-being of children and young people.
Supporting Children and Young People with Anxiety cuts through the literature and provides practical support based on sound psychological theory and evidence-based practice. Intervention programmes and suggested strategies have been tried and tested in schools and colleges, with young people and families, and can be adapted for use with groups, individual children or parents. Presuming no prior experience on the part of the reader, the authors acknowledge the challenges involved in recognising anxiety and delivering tailored treatment, and emphasise the role of prevention and early intervention.
All resources are provided as photocopiable and downloadable resources which can be easily customised for use with children and parents. This essential text will prove an invaluable resource for worried parents, students, teachers and carers, enabling them to soothe, support and empower the young people in their care.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Forewords
How to Use This Book
Part 1: Understanding Anxiety
Chapter One: What Is Anxiety?
Chapter Two: Challenges to Overcome
Chapter Three: Understanding Child and Adolescent Development in Relation to Anxiety
Part 2: Managing Anxiety at School
Chapter Four: Whole School Support
Chapter Five: Anxiety in the Classroom
Chapter Six: Preparing to Work with Small Groups and/or Individuals
Part 3: Managing Anxiety at Home
Chapter Seven: Support and Advice for Parents/Carers
Chapter Eight: Creating a Healthy Lifestyle
Part 4: Practical Interventions
Chapter Nine: Ten Week Intervention Programme for Small Groups
Chapter Ten: A Model for Working with Individual Students
Part 5: Appendices
Appendix 1: Worksheets for Group Sessions
Appendix 2: Missions for Group Sessions
Appendix 3: Worksheets for Working with Individuals
Appendix 4: PowerPoint and Information Sheets for Parent Workshops
Bibliography
Useful Web sites
Index
