Worry Workshop

Does your child have excessive worries about:
bad things happening?
the weather?
new situations?
health and illness?


Do these worries may make it hard for your child to:
go to sleep at night?
go to school?
be away from you?
be happy?


Have you tried and failed using:
reassuring?
reasoning?
accommodating?
threatening?


...then you should attend this three session Worry Workshop in Farmington Hills in October 2008!




About the Worry Workshop

This three session small group workshop is for children ages 7-13 with excessive worries and related difficulties in
managing anxiety.

●Each session lasts seventy-five minutes.

●Children and parents attend each of the sessions together.

●Participants receive a 30 page workbook.

●Materials include information for kids and adults.

●Each session begins with an outline for note taking and ends with a homework task.

●Activities will be completed in the workshop and at home.

●Approximately twenty tools and concepts will be presented over the course of the three session workshop.



Why a Workshop?

Anxiety can leave one feeling alone and isolated, and can also be associated with lack of social skills and
confidence.  A group setting gives kids and parents a chance to meet others who face the same challenges, offer
mutual support and practice skills.



Worry Workshop Outline

Session one:
“Learning about Anxiety”
Anxiety in the body.
Self-monitoring.
Relaxation.

Session two:
“Thinking ways to beat worries”
Cognitive techniques to manage anxiety.

Session three:
“Action ways to beat worries”
Behavioral approaches to anxiety reduction.



About the Workshop Leader

Dr. Caretto has more than 15 years experience working with children who have anxiety and anxiety-related problems,
such as school refusal, separation anxiety and selective mutism.



Worry Workshop Information

Dates:
To be determined

Location:
25882 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills, MI   48336

Cost:
The three session workshop cost is $150.00 per child and includes the workbook.


Pre-registration is required.



Antonia Caretto, Ph.D.   (248) 553-9053