Stafford-Karim2015
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| BibType | INCOLLECTION |
| Key | Stafford-Karim2015 |
| Author(s) | Victoria Stafford, Khalid Karim |
| Title | A Conversation Analysis of the Problem Presentation Phase of Initial Assessment Appointments in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service |
| Editor(s) | Michelle O'Reilly, Jessica Nina Lester |
| Tag(s) | EMCA, Child mental health, Problem presentation, Overall Structural Organization |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| City | London |
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| Pages | 313-331 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-137-42831-8_17 |
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| Book title | The Palgrave Handbook of Child Mental Health: Discourse and Conversation Studies |
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Abstract
In this chapter, we focus on the ways in which children present their problems at a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in the United Kingdom (UK). A conversation analytic approach is used to explore the interaction between the clinicians and children/young people during the problem presentation phase of their initial assessment appointments. This phase of the appointment is one of the only opportunities a patient has to vocalise their interpretation and understanding of the concerns which have resulted in their attendance (Heritage & Robinson, 2006). In a child-centred service, such as CAMHS, it is important to develop an understanding of the variety of ways children perceive and present the problems affecting them, particularly as attendance tends to be driven by the parents. In this chapter, we explore the ways that children describe the difficulties they are experiencing, when asked by clinicians why they think they are at the appointment.
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