Expert Insights for Health Professionals: Using Exposure More Effectively to Treat Anxiety in Children and Young People

Research evidence clearly supports exposure as a key ingredient in first line treatment for anxiety, yet practitioners can be reluctant to use it with children and young people.

In this episode, Professor Jennie Hudson from Black Dog Institute will share her research findings on exposure therapy for anxious children and adolescents as part of an app and programs she has developed for them and their caregivers. We will be joined by clinical psychologist, Anna McKinnon, who will share her clinical insights from extensive exposure therapy with children and families over the years about how we can use it effectively and by a lived experience panelist who will share their experience as a caregiver of an anxious young person.

Listen to the conversation about the benefits of exposure therapy for anxious children, young people, and their caregivers and about approaches that practitioners can take to successfully introduce and effectively use exposure in order to have the best chance of children and their families achieving lasting, positive outcomes in anxiety management.

Panel Members

• Jennie Hudson – Professor and Director of Research at Black Dog Institute
• Anna McKinnon – Clinical Psychologist
• Emma – Lived Experience Representative

Facilitator

• Dr Sarah Barker, Clinical Psychologist