Article: Adjunctive Treatments: SPACE – Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions

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Treatment Modalities

Explains SPACE, a parent-based treatment for children and adolescents with OCD and anxiety. Rather than requiring the child to attend therapy, SPACE helps parents respond supportively while reducing accommodation of symptoms. The resource describes treatment principles, implementation, research support, age considerations, and situations where SPACE may be particularly useful.