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OverviewThis workbook guides students ages 8–14 through the Facing Your Fears program, a highly effective cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) program designed to help students with autism or other social/learning needs face and manage anxiety. Throughout Sessions 1–12, students will participate in a variety of activities illustrated throughout this workbook. While the workbook is available as a fillable PDF with the purchase of the Facing Your Fears manual, this printed version provides a convenient alternate option for programs that don’t have the ability or desire to print the student workbook.About Facing Your Fears A typical school day can be full of anxiety triggers for students with autism or other social/learning needs. Help autistic students face and manage their fears--and overcome a major obstacle to school success--with this CBT program designed for use with students ages 8–14. The Facing Your Fears (FYF) program consists of twelve 40-minute sessions that help students with autism or related social/learning needs manage interfering anxiety symptoms. The program is flexible: it can be delivered before or after school or within the school day; in 40-minute weekly lessons or in more frequently occurring 20-minute lessons; and in small groups of 2–5 students or individually with a school psychologist or counselor, special education teacher, or other school provider. FYF is evidence-based, has been shown to reduce anxiety in students with autism, and is an ideal way to increase student access to critical mental health interventions in school. Sold in packs of five Full Product DetailsAuthor: Judy Reaven , Audrey Blakely-SmithPublisher: Brookes Publishing Co Imprint: Brookes Publishing Co ISBN: 9781681258119ISBN 10: 1681258110 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 31 July 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available ![]() This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsAbout the Video Clips and Downloads About the Authors Acknowledgments Introduction At A Glance – Outline for Facing Your Fears in Schools Sessions I Program Introduction and Psychoeducation Session 1 Welcome to Group: Getting to Know Each Other Session 2 What Makes Me Worried/Upset, and How I React Session 3 Time Spent Worrying and/or Being Upset: Managing Upset/Worry Session 4 False Alarms: Learning to Calm My Body Session 5 Managing My Mind: Active Minds/Helpful Thoughts Session 6 Plan to Get to Green: Putting it All Together – Calming My Body/Managing My Mind II Graded Exposure Session 7 Introduction to Facing Fears Session 8 Creating Steps to Success/ Practice Facing Fears Session 9 Practice Facing Fears Session 10 Practice Facing Fears Session 11 Practice Facing Fears Optional Pre-Graduation Session Making a Facing Your Fears Movie Session 12 Graduation III Family Sessions Parent Contact 1 Introduction to Facing Your Fears Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety in Students Facing Your Fears – School-Based Version: Program Overview Parent Contact 2 Introduction to Facing Fears Practice Facing Fears: Cycle of Anxiety Appendix A Group Screening Process for Facing Your Fears in Schools Appendix B Sample Fear Hierarchies Appendix C Conducting Successful Exposure Practice Appendix D Frequently Asked Questions Appendix E Fidelity Checklists References IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJudy Reaven, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, JFK Partners, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, 13121 East 17th Avenue, C-234, Aurora, Colorado 80045. Dr. Reaven is a licensed clinical psychologist and has been the director of the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic of JFK Partners since 2001. She has worked in the field of developmental disabilities as a clinician, researcher, and educator since 1985. Clinical and research interests include the co-occurrence of mental health symptoms in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), as well as the development of the Facing Your Fears program for anxiety symptoms in youth with anxiety and ASDs. She has authored a number of peer-reviewed research articles and has presented nationally and internationally on her clinical research. Dr. Reaven has been Principal Investigator on several research projects funded by private foundations dedicated to autism research (Autism Speaks, Cure Autism Now, The Organization for Autism Research). She is currently the principal investigator on a federally funded project (National Institute of Mental Health), training outpatient clinicians to deliver the Facing Your Fears program to youth with anxiety and ASDs. Audrey Blakeley-Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, JFK Partners, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, 13121 East 17th Avenue, C-234, Aurora, Colorado 80045 Dr. Blakeley-Smith is a licensed clinical psychologist and has worked in the field of developmental disabilities since 1996. Current research interests include the assessment and treatment of comorbid mental health issues in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and the development of peer-mediated interventions in school settings. She is a co-investigator on a National Institute of Mental Health study to train outpatient clinicians in the delivery of the Facing Your Fears program. She is also a clinician on a Health Resources and Services Administration–funded study using telemedicine as a medium to treat anxiety in children with ASDs in underserved communities in Colorado. Dr. Blakeley-Smith is currently the principal investigator on a school-based study exploring the use of peer-mediated interventions to reduce rejection and increase inclusion of children with ASDs, funded by The Organization for Autism Research. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |