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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Then factor in mandated reporting. The girls want to process what’s happened with you but anything they share that constitutes abuse MUST be reported or you’re in for a lawsuit and getting your license stripped. Every session is like a loaded gun to the relationship.
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So how can you do therapy with someone who GENUINELY NEEDS HELP but who prompts a MANDATORY report to authorities when they share their experiences so they can never fully trust you with their shameful secrets because they beg you not to share when you absolutely have to?
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I leave this question to therapists smarter or braver than myself. I treat these young women when they hit 18 and are in control of their own legal concerns. I even treat these women when they come in at age 65 after a lifetime of struggle. A therapist must know their limits.
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Still, the question remains. How do we help these young teens who need help but whose family situations absolutely task the system to its very limit and threaten the career and mental wellbeing of any healthcare providers who try to help them?
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This isn’t a thread about answers. All I can do is provide the question I see in my experience. Someone needs to find an answer to help these girls.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
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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In the theme of asking questions... I wonder where the real problem is. It obviously isn't the fact that you would be expected to report a serious crime against a minor. I mean that should be the most natural thing in the world, shouldn't it? Yet it isn't.
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When their abuser may get notified too, and may not get stopped? Yeah, it’s a loaded gun that could go off and really hurt someone.
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Of course. I understand the horrible dilemma here. Also knowing that most (if not all) modern justice systems are absolutely useless when it comes to domestic violence. And it is not even easy to blame the justice system bc it is VERY hard.
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