The Rights of the Child in Psychotherapy
Abstract
A brief history of the development of children’s rights provides a context to discuss four areas the child psychotherapist needs to safeguard regarding these rights: informed consent; distinguishing between the child’s withdrawal of consent and resistance in therapy; the distinction between “difficult to treat” and “unsuitable for treatment” cases; and empathic listening. Family dysfunction and “managed care” pose further challenges to preserving children’s rights in therapy. Principles related to the well-being of the child in psychotherapy are offered.
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