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Three Common Treatment Strategies
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Three Common Treatment Strategies
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
• Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS)
Padesky’s Anxiety Equation
Estimate of Danger____________________________________
Estimate of CopingAnxiety =
When we teach a child to cope, we build resilience.
When we build resilience, we increase emotional well-being.
Rather than telling children what NOT to do, tell them what TO do, and then help them learn HOW to do it.
Anxiety
• Fight or flight response• False alarms• When we allow a child to avoid we collude
with anxiety
Anxiety
• Fight or flight response• False alarms• When we allow a child to avoid we collude
with anxiety• When we force them to approach we trigger
fight
So What Do We Do?
• Teach the child how to cope so that they can confidently approach instead of avoid
Ways We Can Do This
• Belly Breathing• Worry Bugs• The denominator of the anxiety equation• Five Senses
Self-Regulation (ADHD)
• What is ADHD?• Strategies:– Calming Corners– Moving in Adaptive Ways– Setting up the environment for success
Self-Regulation (ADHD)
• What is ADHD?• Strategies:– Calming Corners– Moving in Adaptive Ways– Setting up the environment for success– Explicit teaching of planning and organizational
skills
Quirky Temperament
• How might this look?• How can we help?– Teach adaptive ways to act on urges and aversions