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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 111404" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>Finding the right therapist can be difficult for a male child with issues such as yours. My ex-difficult child only related well to one therapist out of many and one psychiatrist. That said, he did get better over the years. Some people are good for one thing (like mentoring) and others are good with medications and sorting out diagnoses. I REALLY don't like that current therapist charged you for contributing nothing to an IEP meeting and handed out business cards. Ditto that you can't get the new evaluation report in writing. I agree with smallworld and I would not make changes without the report.</p><p></p><p>There is no magic formula for finding the good therapists and avoiding the rip-offs artists but word of mouth is a good resource, and I have always used my professional contacts with therapists who only see adults as informational resources because they tend to know who the good child therapists are. Specifically, even though your child is not adopted, a therapist who has experiences with loss and feelings of rejection turned inward (and outward) might be something you would want to ask about in seeking a therapist. One of the best family therapists I ever had contact with specialized in attachment issues and even though that was not ex-difficult child's issue, the therapists' vast experience with adopted children was a big plus.</p><p></p><p>I wish there were an easy answer.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 111404, member: 284"] Hello, Finding the right therapist can be difficult for a male child with issues such as yours. My ex-difficult child only related well to one therapist out of many and one psychiatrist. That said, he did get better over the years. Some people are good for one thing (like mentoring) and others are good with medications and sorting out diagnoses. I REALLY don't like that current therapist charged you for contributing nothing to an IEP meeting and handed out business cards. Ditto that you can't get the new evaluation report in writing. I agree with smallworld and I would not make changes without the report. There is no magic formula for finding the good therapists and avoiding the rip-offs artists but word of mouth is a good resource, and I have always used my professional contacts with therapists who only see adults as informational resources because they tend to know who the good child therapists are. Specifically, even though your child is not adopted, a therapist who has experiences with loss and feelings of rejection turned inward (and outward) might be something you would want to ask about in seeking a therapist. One of the best family therapists I ever had contact with specialized in attachment issues and even though that was not ex-difficult child's issue, the therapists' vast experience with adopted children was a big plus. I wish there were an easy answer. Martie [/QUOTE]
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