During a couple’s therapy session they approach you about their 3-year-old daughter’s intensely frightening dreams at night. At first it sounds like they are discussing nightmares, but then you recognize the symptoms as sleep terrors (also known as night terrors or pavor nocturnus). They ask you for advice on how to manage the symptoms. You are a fully licensed therapist, but with no significant pediatric sleep disorder experience. The BEST response would be to:

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The Association of Social Work Boards Masters Exam, formerly known as the ASWB Intermediate exam, is a licensure examination designed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). The ASWB exams measure skills and knowledge in social work-specific content areas, such as human development and behavior, social and economic justice, and intervention processes.  Each ASWB exam consists of 170 multiple choice questions, including 150 scored questions and 20 questions used for data collection regarding the effectiveness of the exam. The 10 sections of the ASWB Masters Exam include: Human... Show more

During a couple’s therapy session they approach you about their 3-year-old daughter’s intensely frightening dreams at night. At first it sounds like they are discussing nightmares, but then you recognize the symptoms as sleep terrors (also known as night terrors or pavor nocturnus). They ask you for advice on how to manage the symptoms. You are a fully licensed therapist, but with no significant pediatric sleep disorder experience. The BEST response would be to: