Child Counseling

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The objective of this paper is to provide viable research techniques in order to help a child and her family. This report represents a summary of Alicia Thomas, a nine year old African-American 4th grader with a series of legitimate medical as well as possibly psychosomatic physiological and psychological concerns. It provides a summary of the case and insights into proposed treatment approaches. It shows how the young lady has a great many psychosomatic as well as true medical situations that can be helped with thorough marriage, family and child counseling and a multidisciplinary approach to recovery.

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"From the overabundance of traumatic events that she and the family have experienced, internalized and perceived as stressful, an initial physical diagnosis for Alicia could be that she has been suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. These events may include but not be limited to the deaths of her brothers, her father's hospital stay and other nuances such as being over looked in a large family setting. "PTSD is primarily an anxiety disorder and should not be confused with normal grief and adjustment after traumatic events. For most people, the emotional effects of traumatic events will tend to subside after several months. If they last longer than that then consideration should be given to diagnosing a psychiatric disorder." (Wikopedia, 2005) "

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