East Iceland Health
A course, Help for anxious children in Neskaupstaður
27th September 2024
The health care center in Neskaupsstaður will offer a course for parents of 5 - 12 year old children who have anxiety. The aim of the course is to teach parents about cognitive behavioral therapy and to encourage parents to use the methods with their child to work on anxiety, strengthen courage and self-confidence. Common anxiety symptoms that children show are fear of sleeping alone, walking alone outside, fear of dogs or fear of something happening to their parents. The course starts on Thursday 17.10.24 at 13:00 - 15:00 in the hall on the 3rd floor of the Hospital in Neskaupsstaður.
The course consists of 5 hours over a 7 week period, first 4 hours, then a 2 week break, i.e. Thursdays 14 and 21 October and then the 5th and last time 28.11.24, as well as follow-up interviews that will take place in January 2025.
All the courses are based on the book “Help for anxious children” and are presented with homework for parents, which includes a lot of reading and therefore it is important that parents commit to this treatment during the treatment period and purchase the book in advance, which is available in most online stores.
https://www.forlagid.is/vara/hjalp-fyrir-kvidin-born/
https://skrudda.is/?product=hjalp-fyrir-kvidin-born
https://www.storytel.com/is/books/hj%C3%A1lp-fyrir-kv%C3%AD%C3%B0in-b%C3%B6rn-1719462
The course is only for parents, but children are welcome to attend the follow-up class at the end. It is preferable that both parents attend the class when possible.
The course fee is 2500 ISK and an account is sent to the local bank after the course.
The instructors will be psychologist Kolbjörg Benediktsdóttir and occupational therapist Eygló Daníelsdóttir at HSA.
Registration is by e-mail erla.jonsdottir@hsa.is , you can register until October 10. When registering, questionnaires are sent out that assess the child's anxiety and must be answered and sent back.