Hey Martin, Phil Tenaglia here. I am a school psychologist and work in a special education setting with kids who have been given these labels. I came to...
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Martin Hedlin
martinhedlin
May 26, 2011 1:09 pm
Hi group! I’m working as a (pre)schoolpsychologist and run in to a lot of kids with CD/ODD or similar problems . I wonder if anyone has developed a method...
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Lisa Newton
dr_lisa_newton
May 25, 2011 4:45 pm
Hello again Thank you so much for the responses - lots to think about, and lots of ideas to try out in our next session. Reading them, I've got a glimpse of...
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louise hayes
hayes640
May 21, 2011 2:20 am
Bruce Perry's book, The boy who was raised as a dog, has a lot of useful insights into relationship building with very traumatised children. Don't be put off b...
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louise hayes
hayes640
May 21, 2011 2:06 am
Hi Lisa, I read your post - twice. Each time really noticing how helpless I would also feel, and have felt, and still do now in trying to offer you some...
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Pat Nelson
drpatnelson
May 20, 2011 11:50 am
I should clarify that I'm not suggesting that you shouldn't do cognitive defusion work, only that you build his skill and confidence with it before focusing on...
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Pat Nelson
drpatnelson
May 20, 2011 10:59 am
Hi, Lisa. Interesting post. It seems to me that several things are relevant. Most importantly, it appears that due to the overwhelming nature of his...
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beverly leigh
bleigh0001
May 20, 2011 12:43 am
Lisa, It sounds like a very difficult place to be. I worked with foster care children for about a year and it was very difficult for me at times. What I found...
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tamarblack
May 20, 2011 12:34 am
Hi Lisa, My first thought is thank your mind when it underestimates the support you are giving him. You have taught him skills for the future, and that there...
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lisa
dr_lisa_newton
May 19, 2011 12:53 pm
Hello! I'd be really grateful for any thoughts or advice about some work I'm doing with a 9 year old fostered boy: "G". We've been using ACT - or at least,...
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louise hayes
hayes640
Apr 27, 2011 11:30 am
Hi Phil, A difficult one you have there. I would firstly suggest that you discuss this in supervision, by the sound of it there are a number of complex issues...
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louise hayes
hayes640
Apr 27, 2011 10:58 am
Hi Phil, A difficult one you have there. I would firstly suggest that you discuss this in supervision, by the sound of it there are a number of complex issues...
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Phil Hoare
phil_1959
Apr 27, 2011 5:12 am
Hi all, I am a counsellor and I am very new to ACT. I have just completed the introductory workshop with Russ Harris and am planning to do the advanced one in...
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louise hayes
hayes640
Apr 25, 2011 3:54 am
Lovely to hear what happened Tamar. There is something wonderful about defusion with kids. Done well it really helps them 'get' that their thoughts dont need...
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tamarblack
Apr 25, 2011 1:02 am
Thank you so much Phil, Louise and Lisa for your wonderful suggestions. Things have improved greatly; however its one step forward two steps back with this...
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louise hayes
hayes640
Apr 1, 2011 10:09 am
Thanks Maartin, Thanks for the post. There are great questions in this paper!. Not just for those who are dying. Funny really, I am just coming away from an...
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louise hayes
hayes640
Mar 17, 2011 8:59 pm
LIsa, that is beautiful. I'm tearing up too. What a fabulous example of values work in a non-talky active and fun way. I have to smile at "the world's worst...
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Lisa Coyne
lcoyne_suffolk
Mar 17, 2011 1:18 pm
Hi Tamar, This is great advice from Louise - I think she's right on the money - you should try everything she says!! To add to that, in my experience working...
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louise hayes
hayes640
Mar 17, 2011 10:15 am
oh and an after thought. I would go for some contextual stuff too. Are there other kids in the library, could he start there? Or does your school have a chess...
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louise hayes
hayes640
Mar 17, 2011 8:51 am
Hi Tamar, it is easy to get stuck with kids like this. A couple of thoughts come to mind: - it seems he has a pattern of avoidance in difficult situations. (a)...
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tenpc@...
philtenaglia
Mar 16, 2011 2:24 am
Tamar, Sounds like this young man is really struggling. I work in schools and have been using Kevin Polk's Matrix as my ACT assessment, consultation and...
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tamarblack
Mar 15, 2011 9:35 am
Hi all, I have started working with an 11 year old boy who is a new student at the school I work at. He has attended two other schools where he did not make...
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Lisa Coyne
lcoyne_suffolk
Mar 2, 2011 12:22 pm
That 's awesome news! Congratulations, Louise!! -Lisa...
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Louise Hayes
hayes640
Mar 1, 2011 10:16 am
Dear Child and Adolescent List, Our adolescent ACT study has just come into press in Mindfulness (finally!!). It is available online first at this link ...
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Mary Englert
maryenglert
Dec 21, 2010 4:49 pm
I am interested in any published RCTs that use an ACT approach with ERP for OCD in preadolescents. Enough initials? Mary Englert Portland, Oregon...
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Louise Hayes
hayes640
Dec 2, 2010 11:49 pm
Hi, I am aware that there are quite a few child and adolescent (C&A) folks out there who are looking for ideas on how to work with C&A. I think we all struggle...
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giobatta
Nov 24, 2010 5:14 pm
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Louise Hayes
hayes640
Nov 23, 2010 9:49 am
Hi List, I am really hoping that some of you lovely folks can give me some suggestions for a 12 year old child who is quite ill, has a brain tumour, is in the...
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ibrahim.ali2009
Aug 6, 2010 10:34 am
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