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Archives for: December 13th, 2023

Enhancing Motivation and Engagement With Youth (Archived)

Written by [email protected] on December 13, 2023

Tweens and teens do not often initiate therapy but are referred to treatment by their parents, school counselors, psychiatrists, or pediatricians. It’s critical that tweens and teens “buy-in” and be a collaborative and proactive partner in treatment. Dr. Mary Alvord provides a framework for psychologists to enhance motivation for change among youth who are stuck […]

Supporting Prevention of Child Abuse and Adverse Childhood Experiences

Written by [email protected] on October 16, 2023

Original article title: Supporting the Prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Clinical Setting Clinical Vignette Felicity[1] is a 30-year-old female who resides in a small town in the Midwest. Overall, Felicity is agreeable and friendly but showed significant distress multiple times throughout the assessment process, especially when talking about prior and current abuse in her […]

Youth With Psychosis-Spectrum Experiences: Stigma and Equity Issues (Archived)

Written by [email protected] on August 30, 2023

Psychotic experiences exist on a spectrum, ranging from subclinical experiences or psychosis-risk states (e.g., seeing a shadow out of the corner of one’s eye) to more severe and diagnosable psychotic symptoms (e.g., seeing fully formed figures that may cause significant distress). The onset of psychosis-spectrum experiences is often during adolescence and young adulthood, and research […]

Assessment and Treatment Considerations for Youth With Atypical Anorexia Nervosa (Archived)

Written by [email protected] on April 21, 2023

Family Based Treatment (FBT) is considered to be the first-line treatment for youth diagnosed with restrictive eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa given considerable research evidence. FBT is also commonly employed among patients with atypical anorexia nervosa given overlap in symptoms and severity. Dr. Kramer discusses potential modifications of FBT and important clinical considerations for […]

Affirmative Sexual Health Care for Transgender & Nonbinary Youth: Toward a Sex-Positive Approach

Written by [email protected] on March 13, 2023
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Clinical Vignettes Jasper Jasper (they/them/theirs) is a 17-year-old, Mexican American, pansexual, transmasculine person. As a health service psychologist, Jasper was referred to you for depressive symptoms. You have been conducting weekly therapy sessions with them for the past six weeks. In their most recent session, Jasper tells you a story about a visit to the […]

Considerations in Evidence-Based Treatment of Adolescents With Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

Written by [email protected] on March 13, 2023
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Clinical Case: Josephine Josephine is a 16-year-old cisgender female who was admitted to a local pediatric medical hospital after fainting at school. There, she was triaged and met with an interdisciplinary eating disorder (ED) team of physicians, a dietitian, and a psychologist. Josephine’s medical work-up indicated that she had bradycardia (with a heartrate in the […]

Ethical and Legal Considerations for Professionals Caring for Transgender Youth (Archived)

Written by [email protected] on January 12, 2023

In recent years there has been increased interest by young people and their families in seeking various types of gender-affirming care. In Fall 2022, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health issued updated guidelines that reflect considerably greater attention to the needs of transgender and gender diverse youth than ever before—and yet the provision of […]

Navigating Cultural Considerations and Disclosure of Child Maltreatment

Written by [email protected] on December 22, 2022

Vignette Jaseli is a 15-year-old, cisgendered, heterosexual Puerto Rican female who uses she/her/hers pronouns. She lives with her mother, father, 10-year-old brother, and 3-year-old sister. They live in a metropolitan neighborhood that is characterized by petty crimes such as theft, but Jaseli reports feeling “safe enough” to walk to school. Jaseli stated her family has […]

A Flexible Treatment Planning Model for Racism-Related Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults

Written by [email protected] on December 22, 2022

Clinical Vignette Wilson is a cisgendered, straight, Black male in his mid-20s who attends a graduate school program in a northeastern metropolitan city. He initially presented to psychotherapy due to a history of depression and anxiety that was at first attributed to the stress of his graduate school education. As treatment progressed, Wilson specified that […]

Engaging Preschool and Early Elementary School-Aged Children in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Written by [email protected] on September 12, 2022

Clinical Vignette Daisy is a 7-year-old girl who was referred to a pediatric anxiety treatment service due to concerns for obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Daisy’s parents denied any significant medical history but did endorse a family history of anxiety and depression. During the intake assessment, Daisy’s parents described her as a “master nitpicker.” Her parents further reported […]

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