Child/Adolescent Counseling

It is a one-on-one counseling service carried out with children and adolescents who have emotional, mental or behavioral problems during the growth process. This service focuses on the psychological disorders underlying the problems in question. During the process, parents are also cooperated with and parents are helped to raise their awareness through regular meetings.

Problems that arise in the child or adolescent are considered as the child's/adolescent's call for help. The problem experienced by the child or adolescent is the call "I have a problem, I cannot solve it on my own, I need your support, something is not right, help me."

In counseling services carried out one-on-one with the child/adolescent; In addition to working on the problem, it is aimed for the child/adolescent to become socially and emotionally stronger, to increase his developmental skills, to overcome the problems he experiences in accordance with his age and developmental characteristics, and to establish healthy and nurturing relationships with his family and friends.

Childhood and adolescence. ; These are the periods when physical, mental, emotional and social development continues rapidly. Immediate intervention to problems that occur during childhood and adolescence can prevent blockages in the development process of the child/adolescent and ensure continuity of development within the desired framework.

When a problem cannot be solved for a long time, all developmental areas of the child/adolescent are negatively affected by this problem and Different problems also occur in other areas of development. Early intervention before problems escalate plays a decisive role in both shortening the solution process and preventing the formation of other problems.

One of the most important benefits of counseling services for children/adolescents is the prevention of problems that may arise in older ages and negatively affect the formation of personality; It enables the crisis to be resolved in a timely manner and before it escalates, and to overcome crises by dealing with them.

Consultancy Services for Children and Adolescents

• Trauma (death, violence, abuse, divorce, illness, accident, surgery). etc.)
• Behavior and adaptation problems
• Risky behaviors
• Social skill deficiencies
• Addictions
• Lesson head helplessness
• Withdrawal and self-confidence
• Attention deficit and hyperactivity
• Specific learning disability
• Bedwetting
• Stubbornness
• Finger sucking, nail biting,
• Sibling jealousy
• Eating problems
• Speech disorders
• Delayed speech
• Tics
• School problems
• Increasing learning performance, etc.

System for Working with Children / Adolescents

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In the counseling service provided, detailed information is first obtained from the family about the child/adolescent.

Psychological tests are applied on the necessary issues in order to determine the source of the problem experienced by the child/adolescent and to get to know the child/adolescent.

Needed information is obtained by working one-on-one with the child/adolescent and through observation.

After the source of the problem is determined, psychotherapy methods are determined to solve the child's or adolescent's problem.

Depending on the nature of the problem and One-to-one counseling services are provided with the child/adolescent as needed.

When arrangements are needed in the family and school, necessary cooperation is made with the family and school.

While working with children and adolescents; play therapy, EMDR therapy, psychodrama, art therapy, solution-focused therapy, parental counseling, family therapy, etc. Many therapy methods are used.

Group Work for Children and Adolescents

Assistance services for children and adolescents can be carried out with the help of group studies as well as one-on-one counseling services. Group psychological counseling is a systematic counseling activity consisting of 6-15 people with similar problems, carried out under the control of at least one expert. By making use of group dynamism, the child/adolescent realizes that he/she is not alone in the problems experienced, provides social learning opportunities to cope with similar problems, and provides a sense of belonging to a group, creating healing effects in the helping process. Some of the topics of group work that can be done are listed below;

Psychodrama Group Work: By addressing problems, conflicts, concerns and difficulties through dramatic animations, It provides the child and adolescent with the opportunity to develop and try coping skills.

Social Skills Development Group: Appropriate for the age and developmental characteristics of the child/adolescent; It is aimed for the child/adolescent to acquire social skills such as expressing himself/herself in a group, initiating and maintaining communication, controlling his/her anger and directing his/her anger constructively.

Creativity Skills Development Group: The child/adolescent can develop original solutions to the problems he/she may encounter in daily life. It is aimed to produce different alternatives.
Exam Preparation and Exam Performance Enhancement Group: These are activities that aim to enable the child/adolescent to effectively prepare for exams where academic success is measured and to control the negative anxiety that may be experienced during the exam.

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