Difficult Consultations with Adolescents:

ISBN-13: 9781857758825 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 144 str.

Chris Donovan; Heather C. Suckling; Zoe Walker

Opis

An invaluable resource for all those working in primary healthcare and family medicine, and for others counseling and caring for teenagers. Case studies introduce adolescents who are suffering from depression, or who have been failed by the system, or who cannot communicate their needs, and those for whom issues of confidentiality have become critical. Offers ideas, insights and ways in which the different issues affecting young people can be discussed and dealt with.

Spis treści

Part 1 - About the Difficult Consultations With Adolescents Project. Aim and methods of the project. Case A - 'Annie' - The adolescent who won't speak. Organising the material. Part 2 - The case presentations. Case 1 - Hidden agendas. Case 2 - Aggression. Case 3 - Depression. Case 4 - Getting it right. Case 5 - Confidentiality. Case 6 - A question of culture. Part 3 - Factors which can affect adolescent consultations. Parents. The effect of NHS structures. Lack of adequate training. Confusion over where responsibility lies. The doctor's feelings. The developmental process in adolescents. Adolescents' views of primary care. Part 4 - Professional perspectives. A GP's experience. A nurse's perspective. Reflections of a child and adolescent psychiatrist. What do young people tell Childline about their doctor?

O autorze

Chris, Donovan; Suckling, Heather