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From: Lynne Shields
Date: 15 Oct 2012
Time: 14:28:16 -0500
Remote Name: 86.163.102.46
I was wondering if that once a person has been identified as a person that the client is comfortable talking to, such as parents or siblings, if they could not also be asked to help with ratings for the child. I know that sometimes if I have an attitude going into a situation, I may not notice how well the situation actually did go. This way, having a partner can be there for support and conformation. Dear Amy, I think that doing ratings outside of therapy may definitely work for some clients. It would likely depend on how comfortable the client is with having someone else rating them and on the other person understanding how such ratings are to be done. For ratings that are purely self-ratings of comfort or confidence, I would hesitate to have someone else make a decision about how the client feels. In terms of rating performance, it might be a good way for the client to compare their viewpoint with someone else in the situation. Thanks for the suggestion. Best wishes, Lynne