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Switching therapists... how much do you say at first appointment?
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 465949" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>It really depends on the therapist. The first two we went to had their own question forms to asses the situation. They asked about EVERYTHING, even irrelevant stuff. The current one asked what I had brought them in for, and then started asking questions targeted to those problems. This one (two actually) don't even know the situation with the kid's father. They just know he doesn't live in the house.</p><p></p><p>No, you can't leave it all up to difficult child. <strong>Malika</strong>'s suggestion is a pretty good one. "Our <strong>perceptions</strong>" is a great way to phrase it. It also depends on if these will be family sessions or individual ones. If individual, the therapist may eventually (if not at first) ask for a session with just you.</p><p></p><p>The GOOD news is that if difficult child finds it 'embarrassing', she KNOWS that her behavior is 'off'. Which means that to at least some degree, she does not want to behave that way and is remorseful. The trick is in getting her to acknowledge that on a daily basis and WANT to change it on a daily basis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 465949, member: 11965"] It really depends on the therapist. The first two we went to had their own question forms to asses the situation. They asked about EVERYTHING, even irrelevant stuff. The current one asked what I had brought them in for, and then started asking questions targeted to those problems. This one (two actually) don't even know the situation with the kid's father. They just know he doesn't live in the house. No, you can't leave it all up to difficult child. [B]Malika[/B]'s suggestion is a pretty good one. "Our [B]perceptions[/B]" is a great way to phrase it. It also depends on if these will be family sessions or individual ones. If individual, the therapist may eventually (if not at first) ask for a session with just you. The GOOD news is that if difficult child finds it 'embarrassing', she KNOWS that her behavior is 'off'. Which means that to at least some degree, she does not want to behave that way and is remorseful. The trick is in getting her to acknowledge that on a daily basis and WANT to change it on a daily basis. [/QUOTE]
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