ANY kind of help that finally alerts the parents that their kid has a problem is worth a try. I am from the generation that would "discipline" kids out of mood disorders and behavioral disorders. And, I learned from living in the Southeastern USA that evangelical Christians assume you just "pray" the behavior away. Dialectical behavioral therapy makes the parents realize that even a kid can actually have a mood disorder.
So with this paper suggest is the opposite. It demonstrates that there are some interventions that don't work, and others that do, to reduce suicide. It's not just anything, it's specific interventions that reduce the risk of suicide.
It makes so much sense to include the family when treating a child and especially one who is self harming and/or has made a suicide attempt. Years ago when I was in social work school I remember a class where it we were taught that the ENTIRE community needs to be involved. Community could mean anyone in the child’s life- teachers, clergy, extended family and beyond if possible. I wish I could remember the name of the author but it’s too long ago for my memory to pull up that information. However the intervention is what’s important.
Again, my argument is less about what makes sense, and more about the fact that the data, today, supports including families. And it doesn't support not including families. It supports comprehensive treatment that includes group, but it doesn't only group. It supports psychosocial interventions and psychotherapy specifically for self injury, but it doesn't support treatment as usual.
This has crucial implications for insurance coverage, and payment because if we're referring families to treatments that don't work, those are both not helpful to the kid and the family, and they're not worth it from a financial standpoint.
ANY kind of help that finally alerts the parents that their kid has a problem is worth a try. I am from the generation that would "discipline" kids out of mood disorders and behavioral disorders. And, I learned from living in the Southeastern USA that evangelical Christians assume you just "pray" the behavior away. Dialectical behavioral therapy makes the parents realize that even a kid can actually have a mood disorder.
So with this paper suggest is the opposite. It demonstrates that there are some interventions that don't work, and others that do, to reduce suicide. It's not just anything, it's specific interventions that reduce the risk of suicide.
It makes so much sense to include the family when treating a child and especially one who is self harming and/or has made a suicide attempt. Years ago when I was in social work school I remember a class where it we were taught that the ENTIRE community needs to be involved. Community could mean anyone in the child’s life- teachers, clergy, extended family and beyond if possible. I wish I could remember the name of the author but it’s too long ago for my memory to pull up that information. However the intervention is what’s important.
Again, my argument is less about what makes sense, and more about the fact that the data, today, supports including families. And it doesn't support not including families. It supports comprehensive treatment that includes group, but it doesn't only group. It supports psychosocial interventions and psychotherapy specifically for self injury, but it doesn't support treatment as usual.
This has crucial implications for insurance coverage, and payment because if we're referring families to treatments that don't work, those are both not helpful to the kid and the family, and they're not worth it from a financial standpoint.