Resources
Useful Online Resources
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
- International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
- NIMH Web Page on OCD
- Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA)
- Trichotillomania Learning Center (TLC)
- Selective Mutism Group
- UCLA Anxiety Disorders Program for Adults
- MGH OCD and Related Disorders Program
- Child Anxiety and Phobia Clinic at FIU
BOOKS FOR PARENTS/TEACHERS
- Helping your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents. (2000). Rapee et al. New Harbinger.
- Help for Worried Kids: How your child can conquer anxiety and fear. (2006).Last.
- Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children. Wagner.
- Monsters Under the Bed and Other Childhood Fears: Helping your Child Overcome Anxieties, Fears, and Phobias. Garber, Garber, & Spizman.
- Parenting your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance: A Powerful New Approach to Overcoming Fear, Panic, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. McCurry.
- What to do when your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions. Wagner.
- Freeing your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents. Chansky.
- Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking (2005). McHolm, Cunningham, & Vanier.
- Good Friends are Hard to Find: Help your Child Find, Make, and Keep Friends. (1996). Frankel & Wetmore. (social skills training)
- Understanding Children of Special Needs. Jack Taulbee (2005). Wayne Publishing.
- Mental Health Medications for Children: A Primer. Brown et al. (2005). Guilford. (written especially for school personnel).
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
- Wemberly Worried. Henkes.
- Up and Down the Worry Hill. Wagner.
- First Day Jitters. Danneberg.
- I Don’t Know Why…I Guess I’m Shy: A Story About Taming Imaginary Fears. Cain & Smith-Moore.
- Into the Great Forest: A Story for Children Away from Parents for the First Time. Marcus, Marcus, & Jesche.
- Night Light: A Story for Children Afraid of the Dark. Dutro & Boyle.
- Scary Night Visitors: A Story for Children with Bedtime Fears. Marcus, Marcus, & Jesche.
