Alka Mansik Pramarsh Foundation Clinical Psychologists-Family therapists Indore 0731-4263087,9179383554

How to help the child 
Parents definitely   are worried and  seriously concerned in such a situation. They will want their    young child suspected of  ODD  seek an      evaluation   by a professional psychologist . The evaluation process can only tell whether their  child is actually a thought so   “bad child, or a   poor  “sufferer “. By the process of psychological assessment and   evaluation a  parent will be able to appreciate the interactive  cerebral  aspect of the child’s problem . The parent then should  look for ways to help the child. The psychological help and counselling can  help a  parent    understand , attend   to  and respond better to the actual need  of the child .

Once  the psychologist/psychiatrist  has been able to diagnose the problem as ODD , the child can be  recommended and provided  a combination of  different  therapies for ODD  in order to help him and the parents deal with unfortunate situation.  The  following  programs/ therapies can be  worked out depending on the convenience and the need of the  family .

Parent Training Programs the psychologist can help the  parent through formal  parental  training program. In the  parental  training   sessions, parent are taught  strategies for managing their child’s behavior. The psychologist will provide the parents undergoing counseling   training into  negotiating skills, techniques of positive reinforcement to help them in managing the behavior of the child with ODD and reduce  disagreement and defiance  .

Individual Psychotherapy  through the  therapeutic phychotherapy a  trained psychologist  can provide the difficult child with platform and an outlet  to explore his feelings and behavior. The psychologist  will  help the child deal more  effectively with  anger and in some manner bring down the incidence of the  defiant behavior  by the child.  The psychologist will make use of  the  techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy to help and guide  the child . The technique so deployed will help  the child  deal effectively   with problem solving skills and in identifying solutions to interactions that seem impossible to him or her . The   psychological support provided to the child  through therapy is very valuable in counterbalancing the frequent messages of failure to which the child with ODD is very often subjected to .

Family Therapy    in these family sessions   the psychologist will  address all those problems that may occur in dealing with the child in  family interactions .   The  psychological therapeutic sessions will help explore  family  relationships and structure,  understand the strategies for handling difficulties, and the ways parents should handle effectively all kinds of  noncompliance  by the child .The psychologist  can address   the problems of managing the  family stress  generated by living with an  ODD  child .

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is undertaken by the psychologist   to  teach  child deal effectively  with ODD   and  how to manage self control, self guidance, and  effective problem solving strategies.

Social Skills Training the psychologist   will also provide the child with social skills training .  The social   skills become  effective in helping child manage his   social behaviors . Social skills training will help the  child develop     positive behavior.

Finally   a healthy combination of counselling coupled with  meditation  will    be used to bring about a sense of belonging and a peace of mind to the   anxious ODD child.