PSYC 356 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Differential Diagnosis, Working Memory, Child Development Stages
9 Oct 2016
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What would you want and think if you were in the kid"s position? o. Why am i here? : want to feel comfortable (should be friendly, responsive, etc. ) What does it mean to kids/youth that they"re there? o o. Something"s wrong w/ me and my parents are bringing in a stranger to fix it. But some do want an adult, other than their parents, that they can talk to. Some may be okay with it, see it as being professional and scientific ( they know what they"re doing ) Parents may help but they may not know everything. It"s important to take the time to figure things out. Therapy implies something is wrong with them, so maybe it"s a bad reminder of what"s wrong with them working w/ parents only might be better in this case: need to think of the kid"s perspective. What brings you here: goals/purpose of treatment o. Don"t always want to try to fix it o.
