Exposure Therapy with Children and Adolescents

Michael A. Southam-Gerow, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. His research focuses on the dissemination and implementation of psychological treatments for mental health problems in children and adolescents. He also studies emotion processes (such as emotion regulation) in children and adolescents, and treatment integrity. Dr. Southam-Gerow is a consultant for PracticeWise, a company offering training to therapists and agencies in evidence-informed approaches to children’s mental health care. He has served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, has published dozens of scholarly papers, and is author of Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents: A Practitioner’s Guide and Exposure Therapy with Children and Adolescents.

1. Why Exposure?
2. Psychoeducation: Setting the Stage for Exposure
3. The Fear Ladder, and Tips on Assessment and Monitoring in Exposure Treatment
4. Conducting Exposures: The Basics
5. Exposure and Coping Skills
6. Exposure for Specific Phobia
7. Exposure for Social Anxiety
8. Exposure for Separation Fears
9. Exposure for Worry
10. Exposure for Panic Disorder
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