Please verify your email address to receive email notifications.

Enter your email address

We have sent you a verification email. Please check your inbox and spam folder.

Unable to send verification, please refresh and try again later.

  • Q&A with Australian Health Practitioners

    If my child is having some issues would the psychologist need to see the whole family or only the child?

    Related Topics
    Children's Health Mental Health
    My child is having some behavioural issues and will be starting therapy soon. Will my whole family need to speak to the therapist or just my child?
    answer this question

  • Find a professional to answer your question

  • Naomi Rose

    Psychologist

    Naomi Rose is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia & AHPRA and an associate member of the Australian Psychological Society. She has … View Profile

    Good question! First, the psychologist would like to see the parent/carer in the first session to understand the problem from the view of the parent. In the second session, the psychologist would like to see the child and understand the problem from the child’s perspective. Thirdly if the psychologist is also a family therapist it is always beneficial to see the whole family or whoever in the family would like to come. The reason being the child is part of a wider system and relationships are reciprocal. Evidence suggests that the child is helped the most when their families participate in the sessions.

    Reply to this post
     · 
    Report
    Reply to this post

    You must be a Health Professional to reply to this post. to your account or now (it's free).

answer this question

You must be a Health Professional to answer this question. Log in or Sign up .

You may also like these related questions

Related Fact Sheets
Related Questions
Community Contributor

Empowering Australians to make better health choices