Child Programs

The Child and Adolescent Treatment Program at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders offers clinical services to young people experiencing difficulty with fears, anxiety, shyness, and other related disorders such as depression. We also offer specialty programs for preschool-aged children with disruptive behavior problems.

The program provides comprehensive evaluations and state-of-the-art cognitive-behavioral treatment for children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 17.  For certain child populations and disorders, the program provides behavioral parent training as well as live and interactive Internet-based services delivered directly to the home of families struggling with difficult preschoolers.  For more information on the conditions we treat click here. Free treatment is available to patients who qualify for participation in one of our current clinical research opportunities.

Faculty

Donna B. Pincus, Ph.D. Associate Professor Director, Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program Co-Director of Research, Child Program	Jonathan S. Comer, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Director, Early Childhood Interventions Program Co-Director of Research, Child Program
Jami M. Furr, Ph.D. Clinical Director, Child Program
Ovsanna Leyfer, Ph.D. Senior Clinical Supervisor	Ryan J. Madigan, Psy.D. Coordinator, School Consultation and Training Program

Conditions We Treat

Agoraphobia	Depression	Generalized Anxiety Disorder	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Panic Disorder	Preschool Conduct Disorder	Preschool Oppositional Defiant Disorder	Selective Mutism
Separation Anxiety Disorder	Sleep Problems	Social Anxiety Disorder	Specific Phobias
Traumatic Stress

Resources

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children and adolescents
• Empirically supported treatment options for child and adolescent anxiety and mood disorders
• Information on anxiety and related disorders in children and adolescents
• The Child Anxiety Network
• Growing Up Brave: Expert strategies for helping your child overcome fear, stress, and anxiety, by Dr. Donna B. Pincus

Special Programs

• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Family-based CBT for early childhood OCD
• Live parent coaching for parents struggling with young children with behavior problems, delivered in the clinic or directly to the family in their home via the Internet
• One Week Intensive Treatment Program for Adolescents with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia
• One Week Intensive Treatment Program for Children and Adolescents with Specific Phobias
• Selective Mutism One Week Intensive Group Program (Brave Buddies)

Staff Development Seminars Available

Clinicians in the Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program at CARD are available to provide staff development seminars in evidence-based interventions for anxious youth to interested school personnel or outpatient mental health care providers. These trainings can be tailored to meet the unique needs and interests of the attendees and are provided at an hourly rate of $250. Seminars can take place at the attendees’ school, treatment provision center, or at CARD. Feel free to contact Dr. Jami Furr at 617-353-9610 or jmfurr@bu.edu if you are interested in learning more.

Back in May of 2006, ABC’s Good Morning America featured Dr. Donna Pincus, Director of our Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program, treating an adolescent with panic disorder via the One-Week Intensive Treatment Program.