Is anyone here a family therapist? I need to have an interview with you using MSN, AIM or Yahoo messenger. It's for a college paper that I'm working on and the topic is "Family Conflict in a Single Parent Household." Can anyone here help me?
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
No, but we often have family conflict in our single parent household -- so if you need any more input in that area, MSN me. Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
When is the paper due?
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Judging based on the post's timestamp, unless she's in another country, I'm gonna guess soon. Posted by Theaca (Member # 8325) on :
I found you a woman who is studying marriage and family counselling. She is doing her internship now and graduates in May. Will that do? I can give you her aim tomorrow.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
If it would help you, I could pretend to be a family therapist to help you with your homework. I've met some, and they aren't all that special or difficult to impersonate.
But I have to wait for my teenage son to wake up to show me how to use that AIM thing again.
<I think I hear the sound of giant footfalls. That may be him rolling out of bed now.>
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
For some reason, I can never see the word 'therapist' without mentally inserting a space after 'the'. [/TMI]
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Stop that KoM! Maybe you need analysis to help you deal with your inner demons. Or a good exorcism.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
A good exorcism always cheers up MY day.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
"This guy reads off a card!"
"Suck it, Trebek!"
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Well, my paper is due tommorow and I don't know if I;ll be able to be online today, but I think I will. Anyhoot, my AIM is: vianeygpe MSN: altariel@tokyo.com Yahoo: belldanime E-mail: altariel@tokyo.com
Feel free to contact me or add me to your buddy list or whatnot.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:I've met some, and they aren't all that special or difficult to impersonate.
Ouch. That's quite a diss to their schooling and training.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by katharina:
quote:I've met some, and they aren't all that special or difficult to impersonate.
Ouch. That's quite a diss to their schooling and training.
Apologies! Sincere apologies. No offense intended (although on re-reading my post, I can understand how offense was taken). I really DO know some family therapists, both friends and family, although I haven't consulted with them professionally. In day to day life, they seem just like, well, just like folk.
Now I'm embarrassed. I honestly didn't mean to hurt feelings.
Forgive me?
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
They aren't my feelings. I am not and don't know any family therapists. It just seems like a statement from someone who doesn't know the field very well and assumes that there's nothing to it.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
'Course they're regular folk when not acting in a professional capacity. Alt, will a social worker do or does it have to be a license marriage and family therapist? I know a few and could hook you up.
Posted by starlooker (Member # 7495) on :
Um. I do individual therapy, so I guess I'm of no help at all.
However, the above posts reminded me of one time when I was about 17 and I was driving somewhere with my best friend and i saw my psychologist in the car in front of us, so I pointed her out to my friend.
Her response was an incredulous, "Oh my god! She looks just like a normal person!"
I wonder if people will be saying that about me in 4 years.
*sighs*
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
That seems like a very relaxed attitude for someone who is asking for help on a paper that's due tomorrow, Alt.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
I'm not really relaxed. That's just the way I type. But if you want to know what I really feel like...well, you asked for it.
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AoD to Hatrack, AoD to Hatrack. I need reinforcements, repeat, I need reeinforcements. I have a freakin' paper due tommorow and I've no idea how the heck I'm going to pass my class without you guys. AoD needs your help, AoD needs your help. Hatrackers, I need to speak with either a family therapost or someone who lives in a single parent home and knows how trouble some things can get. Farmgirl, an interview with you would be very much appreciated. Please contact me ASAP via the previously mentioned ways. TTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
Altariel, have you thought of picking up your yellow pages and calling one right in your town to interview? A good friend of ours is a licensed family therapist, and I'm pretty sure he would be delighted to grant an interview to a local student. He's off today (he works Sat and Sun, so he takes Mon and Fri off), though, so I can't suggest him in particular. Call a few in your town.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Next time do the interview portion of your paper several weeks ahead of time. You can still have all the fun of writing it the night before....
All snarkiness aside, good luck finding someone AoD!
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
good idea jeniwren. thx. i'd still like to speak with farmgirl though.
Posted by Theaca (Member # 8325) on :
Well, I see you are on AIM now, but my friend in internship has gone to bed already. Give us more advance notice next time.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
I'll be online tommorow, but not on aim. Since I will be at school, I'll be using MSN. Is that still all right with you?
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Anyhoot, here is the email I sent to a local therapist who never responded. I hope she can help me with the questions here.
quote:Hello, My name is Vianey Gonzalez. I came across your website using the google search engine, and I was wondering if you would mind answering a few questions for a college essay I'm currently working on about family conflict in a one-parent household. Do you think you would have the time to help me on this? If so, please answer the following questions, I would've preferred a personal interview but due to my schedule, I will not be able to. However, should you happen to use any instant messenger services, we can arrange an online conversation using one. Here is my messenger service information: AIM: vianeygpe Yahoo: belldanime MSN: altariel@tokyo.com
Note: These questions all deal with a one-parent household in which the mother is the only supporting parent and the children are a boy and a girl a year and a half younger than the boy. The father does not pay child support and only comes by every so often and whenever he does, the mother gets extremely angry at his presence
1.) What is the main reason for conflict in these sorts of families?
2.) If the other parent appears sometimes and tries to cause friction by trying to turn one of the children against the supporting parent, what should that parent do?
3.) What happens when the older child vents all its anger at the younger one without the parent noticing? Should the parent not believe in what the younger child states about the older child, where should the child seek external help?
4.) As time progressed, and the children became older, the frustrations of the older child began to lead him farther from the family. How can the family bond together again?
5.) It is perfectly understandable that the supporting parent feels anger and frustration at the many things that took place when the divorce happened, but what happens when those angers start affecting the children?
These are all the questions I needed you to help me with, please take the time to answer as fully as you can. I must really thank you for helping me on this and I look forward to seeing you should I ever need your guidance in real life. Thank you.
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