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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 315153" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>Have you asked the therapist in particular about his/her goals for your child? In my experience with 10+ tdocs over the years most have articulated to themselves some kind of goal for their client. It may be vague or specific depending on the problem.</p><p></p><p>Phobias for example lend themselves to very specific goals. Bipolar may be harder to give really specific goals but could still have general goals like reduced mood swings, reduced anxiety or dysfunctional behavior in response to mood swings. There may be an overall goal of reducing suicidal gestures or specific self-harm behaviors to rarely occuring with a specific level - say once a week instead of once a day - as an intermediate goal.</p><p></p><p>So I would just point blank ask the therapist what goals he/she has in mind for the client in question. I think it can be a very good question to ask, especially if you feel like therapy is not progressing or that there is a mismatch between your expectations and what is actually happening.</p><p></p><p>If the therapist has trouble articulating their goals for the client I would personally be strongly considering looking for a different therapist.</p><p></p><p>If the client is an adult or adolescent the therapist may decline to share much about their goals for the client out of a concern for confidentiality. In this case, I would suggest that you ask your psychiatrist to conference with the therapist to see if the psychiatrist feels the goals are appropriate. This assumes that you are happy with the care you are getting from the psychiatrist. So that could be a catch 22.</p><p></p><p>And the therapist may be unwilling to share much about the goals directly with the client depending on the nature of the goals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 315153, member: 7948"] Have you asked the therapist in particular about his/her goals for your child? In my experience with 10+ tdocs over the years most have articulated to themselves some kind of goal for their client. It may be vague or specific depending on the problem. Phobias for example lend themselves to very specific goals. Bipolar may be harder to give really specific goals but could still have general goals like reduced mood swings, reduced anxiety or dysfunctional behavior in response to mood swings. There may be an overall goal of reducing suicidal gestures or specific self-harm behaviors to rarely occuring with a specific level - say once a week instead of once a day - as an intermediate goal. So I would just point blank ask the therapist what goals he/she has in mind for the client in question. I think it can be a very good question to ask, especially if you feel like therapy is not progressing or that there is a mismatch between your expectations and what is actually happening. If the therapist has trouble articulating their goals for the client I would personally be strongly considering looking for a different therapist. If the client is an adult or adolescent the therapist may decline to share much about their goals for the client out of a concern for confidentiality. In this case, I would suggest that you ask your psychiatrist to conference with the therapist to see if the psychiatrist feels the goals are appropriate. This assumes that you are happy with the care you are getting from the psychiatrist. So that could be a catch 22. And the therapist may be unwilling to share much about the goals directly with the client depending on the nature of the goals. [/QUOTE]
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