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Helping Your Child with OCD: A Workbook for Parents of Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Approximately one million children and adolescents in the US suffer from OCD. Research shows that one-third to one-half of OCD cases begin during childhood. This is the only workbook for parents of children with OCD that offers effective treatment methods that work in everyday situations. Children with obsessive-compulsive disorder may need to engage in ritualistic behavior such as counting, checking, washing, hoarding, as a part of their daily routine. Left untreated, this problem can lead to debilitating stress and embarrassment during their school years and a lifetime of struggle with anxiety. This book is a personalized guide you, the parent of a child with OCD, can use to understand the causes of the disorder and explore available treatments. Find out which techniques are most effective at controlling symptoms. This engaging workbook is full of assessments, fill-ins, and progress charts that encourage you to get involved and stay committed to your child's recovery.
190 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2003
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June 25, 2016
Here’s what I like about Helping Your Child with OCD:
It really is written for parents. Not too many technical words and what few are used are readily defined. The examples are typical of what parents of grade school age children might encounter.
There are plenty of worksheets for parents to use and the directions for their use are easily understood.
Fitzgibbons and Pedrick (Cherry Pedrick is a writer who if also a RN) avoid lengthy medical jargon when explaining OCD: the assumption seems to be parents of children with OCD know what the disorder is like, they need help with interventions and don’t need theoretical explanations.
The basic approach Fitzgibbons takes is one of cognitive and behavioral changes with an emphasis on how the disorder impacts the family system.
Shortcomings:
I really have no complaints with the book itself. The writing is clear and the concepts easily understood.
The approach to dealing with OCD, however, is time consuming and intensive work for the parents. I wouldn't want to try any of this without the help of a therapist who has read the same book and is comfortable with the approach.
A healthy level of marital communication is implied in the interventions; I can imagine some parents will need marital therapy (or at least communication skills building) in order to use this approach to helping their child.
It really is written for parents. Not too many technical words and what few are used are readily defined. The examples are typical of what parents of grade school age children might encounter.
There are plenty of worksheets for parents to use and the directions for their use are easily understood.
Fitzgibbons and Pedrick (Cherry Pedrick is a writer who if also a RN) avoid lengthy medical jargon when explaining OCD: the assumption seems to be parents of children with OCD know what the disorder is like, they need help with interventions and don’t need theoretical explanations.
The basic approach Fitzgibbons takes is one of cognitive and behavioral changes with an emphasis on how the disorder impacts the family system.
Shortcomings:
I really have no complaints with the book itself. The writing is clear and the concepts easily understood.
The approach to dealing with OCD, however, is time consuming and intensive work for the parents. I wouldn't want to try any of this without the help of a therapist who has read the same book and is comfortable with the approach.
A healthy level of marital communication is implied in the interventions; I can imagine some parents will need marital therapy (or at least communication skills building) in order to use this approach to helping their child.
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