Managing Social Anxiety (Third Edition): Therapist Guide

Social anxiety is one of the most common anxiety disorders (Kessler et al., 2005), affecting approximately 7.5% of individuals (Fehm et al., 2008). Left untreated, social anxiety can be a chronic and debilitating condition that significantly impacts peoples’ lives (Morrison & Heimberg, 2013). Symptoms of social anxiety include feeling anxious or fearful in social situations such as interactions with people, performing in front of others, or being observed. In addition, people with social anxiety are often concerned about being negatively evaluated which leads them to avoid social situations or endure them with intense anxiety. Managing Social Anxiety is a comprehensive program to assist clinicians in delivering effective CBT for social anxiety. The program includes two books:

• Managing Social Anxiety: Therapist Guide details the step-by-step cognitive-behavioral treatment of social anxiety.
• Managing Social Anxiety: Workbook is the companion to this guide. It will help your patients to become active participants in their treatment and

Each Treatments That Work® title is published as part of a pair:

• Clients use the Workbooks which contain elements of psychoeducation, skills development, self-assessment quizzes, homework exercises, and record forms.
• Therapists use the Therapist Guides which contain step-by-step instructions for teaching clients skills and overcoming common difficulties.

The authors suggest that the most effective implementation of these exercises requires an understanding of the principles underlying the different procedures, and that mental health professionals should be familiar with the Managing Social Anxiety: Workbook as well as this therapist guide. Therapists with an active subscription to a Psychology Tools ‘Complete’ plan are licensed to use Treatments That Work® titles, and to download and share chapters with their clients.

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