The therapist also worked with the parents to teach them skills to support Cora during those joint sessions. This was a necessary exercise so they could process their own feelings in order to truly hear their daughter tell her story and tale of survival from her own perspective. Prior to the family meeting, her therapist met with her parents to address the guilt and other difficult emotions they felt. Once they’d worked together through this exercise, she was ready to share it with her parents. This helped her learn that telling her story on paper helped her feel in charge of the situation and less helpless and scared.
The therapist helped Cora create her trauma narrative. As she and her therapist found ways for her to feel more safe and confident, she was able to express that she was ready to talk about the abuse. It’d continued to escalate towards the most recent traumatic event.īased on her history as the victim of ongoing, escalating abuse, Cora’s therapist determined that she’d benefit from Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to adequately process the trauma as well as learn skills to address any triggers. The abuse began when she was three and a half years old, and started out with special treats and favors, sitting on his lap and uncomfortably long hugs. Wh en seven year old Cora came to WYS, her mother had initially noticed that her daughter seemed to be shutting down - having unexplained emotional outbursts and developing a new fear of being separated from her mother.Īt the beginning of treatment, the magnitude of the issues they were facing were immediately discovered when Cora disclosed that she had been molested by a male staff member at her daycare. This open communication will help Peter succeed with his treatment goals and work together with his therapist! Peter’s story is a great example of how WYS staff work with clients to collaborate on their treatment and really listen to their needs. He was excited to come back for his next session too, because he knew that he’d be able to direct his session the way he wanted them to be. Then, the therapist helped Peter brainstorm about how they could work together on his reaction when his feelings are hurt and that resulted in the two of them working together on a therapeutic activity that addressed Peter’s care plan goal of helping his social skills.Īt the end of the session, Peter reported that the activity really helped him regulate his emotions. His therapist used active listening in order to understand Peter’s struggles with managing his emotions when this happened. This discussion was really helpful because up to this point, the therapist had been guessing at what activities would engage Peter and capture his interest in their sessions.Īlso, Peter used the opportunity to share that he had become upset in a recent group therapy session because someone said something that hurt his feelings. Peter reported that while he was making some progress, he felt that he’d make more progress if he was able to choose the activity based on what his needs were for that specific week. Recently the YOQ was given to Peter which prompted a discussion about his current progress in treatment and what the therapist could do to assist him in further progress. All of these things added up were impairing both his social and academic functioning.
When nervous he’d chew on his clothes when nervous and was fearful of being negatively evaluated by other kids. He was challenged by consistently following directions and rules, and would avoid social situations. Peter was struggling with changes to his routine, limited social skills and difficulty with transitions when he first came to WYS.
The questionnaire is administered every few months to check in on how the client and family rate the severity of current symptoms and behaviors and how they feel about the therapy relationship. One way we ask about this is by using a measure called the Youth Outcome Questionnaire (YOQ). WYS services are driven by the client and what they want to accomplish through therapy, so we ask our clients frequently if the sessions are going well and if the child and/or family feel therapy is progressing.
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