Question about therapists

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Registered: 02-14-2007
Question about therapists
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Sat, 06-02-2007 - 9:43am
The discussion about therapists on another thread got me thinking about an experience we had with our DS. He saw a therapist on a short-term basis for some issues that he was grappling with. My DH and I never really got comfortable with the therapist, and even though everything seems to be OK now, I think my son may one day need to see a therapist again. My question is this: how much does your child's therapist communicate with you about what your child tells them? The therapist who saw my son would tell us next to nothing. At the time, my son was only 11 or 12, and I thought we had a right to know more about what was going on. Is that normal? I know a lot depends on finding the right therapist that you feel comfortable with. I also know that the therapist needs to make the child feel comfortable in opening up to them. But I was wondering if all therapists keep things so confidential from the parents.

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Registered: 08-25-2000
Mon, 06-04-2007 - 9:54am
A really good therapist will have sessions with just the child and then bring in the parents for a session to discuss issues that need to be discussed and talk about them as a family.
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Registered: 06-04-2007
Mon, 06-04-2007 - 3:25pm
I have dealt with a few different therapists with my oldest dd and my ds on different occasions for different reasons. Basically they will only tell you(the parent) things that the child has given them permission to share unless it involves harm to someone. In the event the child is threatening to harm themselves or someone else so basically you are the mercy of your child and how much info they want you to know.

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