Anxiety disorders are on the rise and affect up to 20% of kids. Turnaround was developed as a way to directly treat children quickly, creatively and effectively. It is a 10-part audio program with accompanying workbook that is based on years of research and experience including the rigorous standards of a random controlled study. It will teach your child what anxiety is, how it works, and how to overcome it. Turnaround is truly a unique program because it speaks directly to your child, it can be used at home, is available immediately and proven effective. The program is made up of several parts: (1) The heart of the program is the audio treatment program. This is a ten-part adventure story that creatively communicates the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Audio books have more emotional resonance than video. See supporting article here. (2) There is also something we call the Chill kit that includes several breathing and relaxation exercises. (3) The Journal is used after listening to each part and gives your child a chance to interact with the content using elements like art, puzzles and games. (4) Dr. McCarthy and Dr. Russ discuss in detail information that is important for parents. (5) There is also an interview with a neuropsychiatrist discussing the medical aspects of anxiety and treatment. During a lesson your child will listen to a 20-25 minute adventure and then complete the exercises in the Turnaround Journal. Each lesson can be broken into smaller amounts of time to easily adjust to the needs of your child and family. The “lessons” are woven into an adventurous camping story in which six anxious kids take a 10-day hiking trip with Dr. David, Dr. Chris, and Emily, who is a teen mentor to the kids. Each day is a separate lesson that builds upon the previous one. Since the program is audio your child’s imagination is fully engaged and your child will naturally make the lessons much more personal. He or she becomes part of the adventure! In the program kids speak to kids or interact with interesting characters. Fourteen child-actors and six adult-actors were hired to ensure that your child would remain interested in the material and really want to hear it! This is not a lecture or dry description of what to do. This is a story with developmentally appropriate language, ideas and explanations that are part of an interesting outdoor adventure full of characters with whom your child will identify. The result is a clever blend of proven treatment methods inside an exciting story that your child will love, guaranteed or your money back! .

14 CDs.