Date of Award
Spring 5-2022
Document Type
Project (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Counseling
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Aaron Suomala Folkerds
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), anxiety disorders, child-parent, skills, group
Abstract
Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder are often diagnosed with comorbid anxiety disorders. Anxiety for those with comorbid autism can have disastrous effects on the child’s physical, emotional, and social well-being, causing more physical symptoms and problem behaviors. These physical and emotional effects can have equally dangerous effects on their caregivers, resulting in parenting practices that are not supportive or meaningful to the children in their care. With the impact that anxiety can have on both the child with a comorbid diagnosis of autism and their caregivers, creating a psychotherapeutic skills group for both the child and the adult caregivers is warranted. This group manual intends to guide community mental health providers to form psychotherapeutic skills groups for youth on their caseload with both autism and anxiety disorders.
Recommended Citation
Friesz, Alexius R., "Psychotherapeutic Skills Group for Parents and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring Anxiety" (2022). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 637.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/637