There are over one million children in the US who suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. These children often have uncontrollable worries and engage in seemingly senseless rituals. Parents and school professionals often feel helpless and frustrated as they struggle to understand and help the child stop the bizarre doubts and habits that take over the child's mind and life. Now, there is hope and help.Dr. Aureen Wagner brings you the latest scientific advances in the treatment of this beguiling disorder along with her many years of experience in treating children and teenagers. Using the metaphor of the Worry Hill, for which she has received international recognition, Dr. Wagner presents a powerful step-by-step approach that countless children have used successfully to triumph over OCD. Her skill, compassion and expert guidance will provide new hope, energy and resolve to help children and their caregivers conquer OCD.Designed to be used alone or with the children's integrated companion book: Up and Down the Worry Hill.
Wagner, Aureen Pinto: - Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., is a clinical child psychologist and expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and OCD, who developed the child-friendly Worry Hill(R) approach to CBT. She is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF). At The Anxiety Wellness Center, Dr. Wagner has provided in-person and telehealth treatment for over ten thousand children, teens and adults with anxiety, OCD and related conditions, as well as their parents or family members.Dr. Wagner is an award-winning author, with over ten books, professional kits, and streamable resources for clinicians, children and parents. She was awarded the Self-Help Book Recommendation by the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) for the highest level of evidence-based best practices for her books Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children, Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children's Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and What to do when your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions. The latter two books, along with her highly-acclaimed resource for professionals, Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents: Professional's Kit, comprise the only integrated set of resources for children with OCD, their parents, and their therapists. Dr. Wagner has also developed a suite of resources for professionals who work with anxious youth, including Worried No More: Teaching Tools and Forms on CD. See more at www.anxietywellness.comDr. Wagner is a sought-after international speaker who consistently receives outstanding reviews for her workshops and consultations with clinicians, parents and school professionals. She has helped train thousands of clinicians in CBT and has been on the invited faculty of the International OCD Foundation's Behavior Therapy Training Institute continuously since 2000.Dr. Wagner received her education at St. Agnes College, the University of Iowa, Yale University Child Study Center and Brown University. Prior to founding The Anxiety Wellness Center, Dr. Wagner was Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology (1998-2010) and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (1991-1998) at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. She also served as Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. She was voted Outstanding Psychologist of the Year by the Genesee Valley Psychological Association, Rochester, NY in 2007.
