This resource is intended for therapists and child-support professionals. Use it within your training, scope, service procedures and local requirements.
Worry & Avoidance Tracker
A 10-page clinical tracker for mapping worry, avoidance, short-term relief, longer-term cost, approach behavior and functioning over time.
Children ages 6–12 · Professional useInstant downloadZIP downloadEditable DOCX included
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About this resource
Ready to print and use.
A focused functional-analysis tool that makes the worry–avoidance cycle visible without relying on pseudo-scoring or treating every anxious response as pathology.
PRACTICAL VALUE
This 10-page resource combines clinical structure with a calm, developmentally responsive and strengths-oriented approach. It helps practitioners organize complex information, make assumptions visible and connect decisions to the child's functioning, relationships and context. The workflow is designed to support thoughtful professional reasoning rather than mechanical box-checking.
WHAT IT SUPPORTS
- Worry and trigger mapping
- Avoidance and short-term relief cycle
- Approach behavior tracking
- Functioning and strength review
INCLUDED
10 pages supplied in four files: A4 PDF, US Letter PDF, editable A4 DOCX and editable US Letter DOCX. The package is delivered as one ZIP file for immediate download.
PROFESSIONAL SCOPE
This resource supports structured information gathering, formulation, planning and documentation within the purchaser's professional scope. It is not a standardized or validated diagnostic instrument, does not establish a diagnosis, prescribe treatment, guarantee outcomes or replace individualized assessment, safeguarding procedures, supervision, informed consent, legal requirements or jurisdiction-specific documentation standards.
LICENSE
For use by one purchasing practitioner in their own professional practice. Files may be adapted for that practitioner's workflow but may not be shared with other professionals, resold, sublicensed, placed in shared template libraries or redistributed as blank resources.
How to use it
Start small, then adapt from the response.
- Review the scope and choose the pages that fit the current clinical task.
- Use the selected form or worksheet within your own assessment, consent and safeguarding procedures.
- Record what changed and adapt the next step to the child, family and setting.
Before you use this resource.
Yes. Select only the parts that fit the current clinical task and adapt your explanation, pacing and follow-up. File editability depends on the formats listed on this product page.
No. SafeSEL resources are practice aids. Assessment, diagnosis, safeguarding, consent and documentation requirements remain the responsibility of the treating professional.
Use the resource with a clear plan.
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