I really liked how you pointed out, "There are two major goals of the therapeutic process when working with this population. The first goal is to engage the child in an experience in which they can relive an old pattern of interaction and create a new pattern of interaction in which feelings are deeply engaged and made more meaningful. The second goal is to cocreate a narrative with the child that helps the child better understand their strengths and weaknesses, what happened to them historically, and how to use that knowledge to their advantage when dealing with situations in the future."
The client can. be happily surprised when the therapist doesn't respond like a parent, that there are alternative ways to be in relationship and the therapist offers that. Also, getting the child to willingly understand her own "peaks and valleys", gifts and deficits.
The client can. be happily surprised when the therapist doesn't respond like a parent, that there are alternative ways to be in relationship and the therapist offers that. Also, getting the child to willingly understand her own "peaks and valleys", gifts and deficits.