| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Anxious Children: A Manual for Treating Childhood Anxiety Contributor(s): Semple, Randye J. (Author), Lee, Jennifer (Author), Williams, Mark (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1626253331 ISBN-13: 9781626253339 Publisher: New Harbinger Publications OUR PRICE: $53.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent |
| Dewey: 618.928 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.14 lbs) 394 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Anxious Children offers a complete professional treatment program designed to help children ages nine through twelve who struggle with anxiety. This twelve-session protocol can be used to treat anxious children in group or individual therapy. The poems, stories, session summaries, and home practice activities on the enclosed CD-ROM supplement child therapy sessions and parent meetings to illuminate mindful awareness concepts and practices. In twelve simple sessions, children will learn new ways to relate to anxious thoughts and feelings and develop the ability to respond to life events with greater awareness and confidence. Help children manage the symptoms of all types of anxiety: -Panic disorder-Agoraphobia -Obsessive-compulsive disorder -Post-traumatic stress disorder -Generalized anxiety disorder -Social phobia -Specific phobias -Separation anxiety disorder -School refusal |
Contributor Bio(s): Teasdale, John D.: - John Teasdale is one of the co-developers of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Depression (MBCT), and a co-author of the books Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, and The Mindful Way through Depression. Now retired, he was formerly a senior researcher with the UK Medical Research Council in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. His research contributed to the base of understanding from which MBCT was derived, and provided the evidence demonstrating the clinical effectiveness of MBCT in preventing relapse in depression.Semple, Randye J.: - Randye J. Semple, PhD, is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. A graduate of Columbia University, she trains psychiatry residents and provides clinical supervision. Semple's research focuses on the development and integration of mindfulness-based interventions in psychiatric clinical care. She has presented at national conventions and published scientific papers and chapters on this topic.Lee, Jennifer: - Jennifer Lee, PhD, a graduate of Columbia University, is a clinical psychologist in private practice specializing in mindfulness-based treatments for mood and anxiety disorders. She also serves as adjunct instructor at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, where she teaches graduate students in mental health counseling. Lee has published articles and chapters on mindfulness and child and adolescent mental health.Williams, Mark: - Mark Williams, PhD, is professor of clinical psychology at Oxford University, UK. He is a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a fellow of the British Academy. He is author of many books and articles on the psychology of depression and its treatment, focusing on mindfulness-based approaches.Segal, Zindel V.: - Zindel V. Segal, PhD, is professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is coauthor of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression and The Mindful Way through Depression. |