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Comfort Training A Manual for the Treatment of Specific Fears in
People With Developmental Disabilities
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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
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Table
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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
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