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Books By Chris McCurry
I published my first book, Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance, in 2009. Since then, I have authored and coauthored, three more books for parents, professionals, and teens. Actually, it’s more like six more, four being a series of little, delightfully illustrated books. I think of them as the book equivalent of “sliders”. At this time another book is in development. Stay tuned.
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Talks and Training
In the past 20 years I have presented over 40 training workshops, in-services, and webinars, both nationally and internationally. Topics include: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for children, teens, and their parents, Mindful parenting , Professional resilience in the face of burnout.
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Books for Parents
I am pleased to be a part of an exciting series of illustrated books for parents and their children. Each has the subtitle beginning with “Big issues for little people… ” an cover topics of Health and Well-Being, Divorce, Identity and Diversity, and Behavior and Manners. They were written with my wonderful coauthor, Dr. Emma Waddington and illustrated by the amazing Louis Thomas. Published by Francis Lincoln Children’s Books, London.
Books for Teens
Written by three experts in teen mental health, this powerful workbook offers evidence-based activities grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you cope with anxiety, build resilience, stop avoiding the things you fear, and lead a fuller, happier life.
Books for Clininicians
Summer of 2015 saw the release of my second book, this one for clinicians: Working with Parents of Anxious Children: Therapeutic Strategies for Encouraging Communication, Coping & Change. It is published by W. W. Norton & Co.