I’ll work with a challenging teen. The girls weren’t even the problem. Parents who care so little they let things get this far and then bring their kid to me with a “Here, YOU fix her” attitude as if the kid is the problem. Then they threaten to sue when you report abuse.
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Few disclaimers in case my board or patients see this: Not every teen girl patient is this way. None of this is any specific client because all these have happened multiple times. Not all parents are this way. Countertransference concerns was the issue, not judgment on patients.
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I very specifically wanted to post this thread as an effort to call attention to this issue which IS causing potential problems to the care young teens receive. Multiple colleagues have come to me with the same concerns. We MUST find a solution to this, for these teens’ sakes.
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This brings a lot of meaning to the significance of the Seal of the Confessional (apart from its religious aspects). I always thought these sort of mandatory report laws were useful, but well, I was very ignorant on the topic obviously.
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They come from a good place, and to be clear I comply with them 100%. But they can also pose a significant problem for teen girls who need help but know their confessions will be brought to light and their abusers may get notified (woh varying levels of victim protection).
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