A good child psychologist takes into account all the factors in their interaction, because the child has to face various problems that together can cause the disease. It is important for a child psychologist to consider each case in specific conditions.
A child psychotherapist is engaged in the identification and treatment of diseases of psychogenic origin. The competence of a child psychotherapist differs significantly from that of an adult doctor, since many factors must be taken into account when treating children: age, stages of development of physiological and mental functions, conditions of upbringing and education.
The child psychotherapist works in two directions:
Diagnosis and treatment of somatic, borderline, and mental illnesses.
Changing attitudes towards oneself, others, and the world around us.
Despite the sometimes dismissive attitude of parents towards psychotherapy and psychologists, a good child psychologist knows that a child's entry into new social environments, their change, and the appearance of rights and responsibilities for the baby have a direct impact onattitude to the outside world. Therefore, the doctor can help the child overcome the discomfort.
Consultation with a child psychologist helps parents to adequately perceive the problem, view it from the child's side, and achieve mutual understanding between them, which significantly speeds up the process of diagnosis and treatment.
If you find suspicious changes in your child's behavior, you need a child psychologist. EMC specialists provide a full range of psychological and psychotherapeutic care in Moscow. In order to provide timely assistance, a good child psychologist in Moscow must be a doctor who carries out his work guided by many years of experience and the latest developments of scientists — these are the specialists that EMC doctors are. The clinic is staffed by child psychotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists with work experience in clinics in the United States and Western Europe. Young patients are provided with assistance and support in solving the full range of psychoemotional problems.
When working with children, a child psychotherapist and a child teacher-psychologist use:
A child psychotherapist and a child educator-psychologist often work together, since this approach allows us to consider the problem from all sides, diagnose it most accurately and choose a treatment method.
In addition to child psychotherapists, psychologists and a child psychiatrist, the clinic also employs a neuropsychologist, a defectologist and an occupational therapist, which allows solving many "traditional" problems in the field of child psychotherapy:
The child psychotherapist does not limit himself to communicating only with the child, since it is extremely important to achieve the same understanding and vision of the problem for both him and the parents. In connection with this, it is possible to conduct a course of family psychotherapy.
The clinic, with the direct participation of a neuropsychologist, has developed neurocognitive correction programs for children with hyperactivity (The NICHQ Vanderbilt questionnaire for parents (download andprint), severe somatic diseases, innovative programs for the correction of eating disorders in young children, as well as programs for the development of social and household skills in children with developmental delays. A child teacher-psychologist is directly involved in the treatment process.
Neuropsychological correction is an effective method of helping children who face difficulties in learning and communication. According to the conducted research, such problems are largely related to the individual characteristics of the formation of mental functions at the early stages of a child's development, starting from the period of intrauterine development. The neuropsychological correction program is a set of exercises built in accordance with the periods of development of human mental processes. In the course of classes, children get the opportunity to re-go through the stages of psychomotor development in a playful way, "re-form" those mental processes that, for various reasons, were not fully formed at the appropriate age stages.
Neuropsychological correction programs are aimed at solving the following problems:
In the absence of attention from specialists and timely psychological assistance, such developmental features later become a serious obstacle for a child to socialize and master a profession. In some cases, specialists in related fields help to prevent these problems: neurologist, child psychotherapist, child teacher-psychologist.
The neuropsychological correction program is developed individually depending on the age of the child and in accordance with the results of neuropsychological diagnostics. In the course of neuropsychological research, a specialist determines the main cause of a child's difficulties, the level of formation of individual mental functions, and the strengths and weaknesses of development. Based on the results obtained, individual or group classes on the neuropsychological correction program can be recommended, their duration and intensity are preliminarily determined.
Child psychology is a responsible field in which it is difficult to find a competent, experienced specialist who can really help the patient. The EMC Clinic in Moscow employs international-class child psychologists and psychiatrists who belong to prestigious professional associations and have experience working not only in Russian, but also in;foreign clinics.
A child psychologist works with disorders in the formation of a child's personality and behavior, and is engaged in the identification and correction of diseases of psychogenic origin. At the same time, for successful therapy, the doctor must take into account age, stages of development of physiological functions, conditions of upbringing and education, and family relationships.
There are few specialized child psychology centers in Moscow. Medical centers are often attended by specialists with insufficient qualifications, or psychologists and psychotherapists specializing in working with adult patients. They may not take into account important aspects of a child's psychology and the challenges they face when entering a new social environment, learning, and communicating with peers and adults.The EMC Clinic is one of the few medical institutions in Moscow with a Psychiatric and Psychotherapy Clinic, whose staff specializes in child psychology and has practiced in the best medical centers in the United States and Europe.
Depending on the child's problems, the clinic offers various methods of psychological assistance.Child psychologists at our clinic use various techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy and physical therapy.
We apply an interdisciplinary approach: to identify and eliminate the causes of psychological disorders, doctors of related profiles are involved, for example, psychiatrists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, neurologists, pediatricians.
Sometimes it is recommended to consult a specialist in children's institutions (teachers, social psychologists from kindergarten or school, speech therapists, neurologists). In other cases, a psychologist whose parents are undergoing therapy may recommend a consultation. Individual therapy of a child is possible from the age of three.
Contacting a child psychologist or psychotherapist is recommended in the following cases:
The clinic has developed special programs for neurocognitive correction of children with hyperactivity who face learning and communication problems. Such patients are offered a set of exercises built in accordance with the periods of development of mental processes. The child has the opportunity to complete mental processes that were not fully formed in the past. As a result, the ability to concentrate increases, perseverance and self-organization improve, and difficulties with learning, memorization, and logical thinking decrease.
A psychologist, together with a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist, diagnoses the causes that led to eating disorders, works simultaneously with children and parents, correcting distorted ideas about proper nutrition, and teaches the rules of communication with the child.
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