CYP Flashcards
Developmental expectations and concern areas: Early childhood
Developmental: Attachment, Language/ Communication, Core independence
Concerns: Sleeping/ Feeding/ Toileting Intellectual abilities Speech & Language Social communication
Developmental expectations and concern areas: Middle childhood
Development: Self-control, academic achievement/ learning, peer relationships, rule-governed conduct
Concerns: Conduct/ Oppositional problems ADHD/ Specific Learning Difficulties Anxiety disorders
Developmental expectations and concern areas: Adolescence
Development: Transition to secondary school/ academic learning/
close relationship & friendships/ self-identity/ growing independence
Concerns: Mood related concerns Eating disorder related concerns Addictions Psychosis
‘A problem is a problem’ depending on:
- Developmental and sociocultural norms for child’s age/ developmental stage
- Intensity, frequency, severity, duration/ persistence of difficulties
- Distress to self or others
- Impact/ impairment on functioning or development
Developmental/Child-focused assessment::
- Presenting problem(s) & its history
- Prenatal, perinatal, & early postnatal history
- Medical history
- Developmental milestones
- Personality, social, emotional, behavioral history
- Learning/ Educational/ School history
Family-focused assessment:
Parental history
Siblings
Medical, genetic, developmental, psychological, abuse/ neglect in family
Expectations about assessment/family’s perceptions of child “problems”
Assessment of family roles/ relationships
Genogram
Structure/roles/rules/relationships
Parenting/partner/connections
Life-cycle issues
Assessment exploring broader systems
School/peers
Social network
Services
Culture, religion, neighbourhood
Assessment methods:
interviews
checklists
neuropsychological
Child vs Adult formulation
- Systems’ and social context assessment & integrated systemic formulation essential
- Increased integration of data from multiple informants; more interactional perspectives
- Comprehensive developmental, attachment, medical, social/ interpersonal, educational & cultural history
4P Conceptualization grid
individual (biological) individual (psychological) social (family/firends) social (society/culture)
Predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating, protective
Common fears / anxiety by developmental period:
- Loud noises, separation, strangers
- Dark, animals, separation, imaginary creatures/ monsters, thunder/ lightening
- Dark, animals, separation, imaginary creatures/ monsters, thunder/ lightening
Animals, injuries, natural disasters, supernatural fears, staying alone - Social acceptance/ peer rejection, test/ school performance, death, natural disasters, future
Typical onset of anxiety disorders:
- seperation anxiety, specific phobias
- GAD
- Panic disorder, social anxiety, OCD
When might anxiety be a concern?
NO immediate threat/ danger
Developmentally uncommon
Excessive, intense, persistent, recurrent/ repeated
Interfering with life & developmentally appropriate activities; clinically significant distress; impairs/ disrupts development
Anxiety may also be expressed by:
- Crying
- Tantrums
- Clinging
- Withdrawal
- Irritability/ anger/ “on edge”
- School refusal
- Somatic complaints (sleep, tummy/ headaches, appetite)
- Selective Mutism