I. Introduction

1. The Nature of Separation Anxiety

2. Development of Separation Anxiety

II. A Prescriptive Approach to Assessment and Treatment

3. Assessing Separation Anxiety

III. Teaching Child Coping Skills

4. Child Coping Skills I: It's Time to Relax

5. Child Coping Skills II. You Are What You Think

IV. Teaching Parent Coping Skills

6. Parent Coping Skills I: Understanding My Child's Separation Anxiety

7. Parent Coping Skills II: Managing My Child's Separation Anxiety

V. Confronting Separation Anxiety

8. Structuring the Treatment Sessions: Skills Building, Hierarchy Development, and Treatment Planning

9. Negotiating Fear of Being Alone: Being Alone and Sleeping Alone

10. Negotiating Fear of Being Abandoned: School, Camp, and Other Settings

VI. Navigating the Obstacle Course

11. Staying in Control: Managing Pitfalls and Relapse

Appendix A. Assessment Instruments

Appendix B. Handouts