Comfort Training A Manual for the Treatment of Specific Fears in People With Developmental Disabilities Author: Kelly Woolaway-Bickel, M.A. Norman B. Schmidt, Ph.D. Description: While the detrimental effects of anxiety in people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities have been increasingly recognized, the field is lacking a broadly applicable protocol for helping people in this population to overcome their fears. Comfort training was designed to address specific fears in people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities. It is written in a manner that should be useful to mental-health professionals at all levels of training. This manual will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to help your clients overcome anxiety. Click here to order Table of contents 36 pages Printed 2001 ISBN: 1-57256-017-7 INTRODUCTION What is anxiety If anxiety and panic are normal, why are they problematic? Causes of fear Fear provoking beliefs Overcoming unrealistic fears Safety Aids STEP 1- The Initial Assessment Anxiety vs. Lack of motivation Assessing disorder severity Signs of other psychological disorders STEP 2- Orientation to Comfort Training Trainee education Parent/ Group home education STEP 3- Exposure Training Identifying specific situational fears Assessing situational fear Constructing a fear hierarchy Conducting exposure sessions Massed vs. distributed exposure Safety aids and exposure sessions Fear correcting statements CONCLUSION APPENDIX A- Letter to Parents/ Group home APPENDIX B- Safety Aid Checklist APPENDIX C- Exposure graph-Heart rate monitor APPENDIX D- Exposure graph- Fear Thermometer APPENDIX E- Fear Thermometer Figures Category: Diagnosis & Assessment Media: Book

Upcoming Conferences: NADD 2010 International Congress & Exhibit Show, (April 14-16, 2010) Ontario, Canada TN-NADD CONFERENCE September 23-24, 2010, NASHVILLE TENNESSEE; CONFERENCE THEME: TRANSITIONS Seeking presentation proposals for the NADD 27th Annual Conference & Exhibit Show, Seattle, WA, November 3-5, 2010. Complete Calendar New Educational Products: Positive Identity Development Author: Karyn Harvey, PhD Positive Identity Development is an exciting new approach to treatment for individuals with intellectual disabilities.  This book provides a new theoretical perspective on treatment along with a variety of innovative tools.  It rejects reducing adults with intellectual disabilities to a mere compilation of their behaviors and promotes the use of a positive, therapeutic approach to each unique individual. Psychologists, social workers and therapists should be able to use the tools presented in this book to directly enhance the effectiveness of the treatment they provide to adults with intellectual disabilities. This book promotes well-being on every level and explores a broad range of issues relevant to the life and mental health of adults with intellectual disabilities Mbr Price: $34.95 Non-Mbr:  $39.95 NADD #CT09-047B Details Down Syndrome: When to Worry about Mental Health and What to Do About It Robin Friedlander, M.D. & Peter Johnson, Ph.D. NADD # FI09-044B Details Working with People who have Intellectual Disability and Behavioral Problems: A Self-Study Guide for Interdisciplinary Team Members Ann R. Poindexter, M.D. & Paul D. Kolstoe, Ph.D. NADD # ST09-045B Details Multi-Media CDs of NADD 25th Annual Conference Presentations Presentations recorded at NADD 25th Annual Conference are available as multi-media CDs.  These CDs contain the video and Power Point from conference presentations and are a great tool for training yourself and your staff.  To order, or for additional information, click here. The Canadian Advocacy Toolkit for People and Families Living with Dual Diagnosis Susan Morris, MSW, RSW Community Networks of Specialized Care – Together Making a Positive Different for Individuals with a Dual Diagnosis in Our Communities Liz Froese, MSW,Lisa Holmes, & Elizabeth Veigh The Part of Hurt: What You Need to Know About Trauma and Those with Intellectual Disabilities Dave Hingsburger, MEd Medical Problems and Adverse Drug Events in Psychiatric Inpatients with ID Lauren Charlot, PhD Evaluation of PRN Effectiveness Chad Draper, RN, Jacqueline Watt, RN, & Larry Silk, BA Psychopharmocological and Behavioral Treatment: Not So Strange Bedfellows Jarrett Barnhill, MD & Sherman Fox, MD Assessment and Treatment of Criminal Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities Marc Goldman, MS Managing Psychiatric Behavioral Crises in Persons with Dual Diagnoses Deceil Moore, LCSW, Timothy Stultz, PhD, & James Wiltz, PhD, ACSW Practical Implications of Genetic Diagnoses for People with Developmental Disabilities Brenda Finucane, MS Behavioral Phenotypes in People with Genetic Syndromes:  Implications for How and When to Intervene Elisabeth Dykens, PhD The price for the above multimedia is:  Member:  $49.95       Non-member:  $59.95 To order, or for additional information, click here.

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