Dancing with diabetes: brief therapy conversations with children, young people and families living with diabetes
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Solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, problem-free talk, setting a focus, externalising the problem, focussing on the future, scaling, looking for exceptions, coping, positive feedbackAbstract
AbstractThis paper describes a combination of brief therapy approaches that have been used in a paediatric diabetes service to enhance engagement and communication with children, young people and their families. These psychological approaches are integrated into the team’s practice. Brief therapy approaches are respectful of a family’s expertise in their situation and take a non-judgmental and motivational stance in relation to promoting self management. Diabetes team members maintain a position of curiosity and interest in how children, young people and families find ways to deal with the day-to-day challenges of living with diabetes and keep their lives on track.
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