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How Im continuing to provide therapy and support for children & adults remotelyIts a really tricky time and in the last few days, everything has changed. All my clients children and adults are being looked after by therapists and health care professionals offering alternative non contact services and sessions
Today Im doing my first music therapy session to a client via skype or Zoom - its not ideal but maintaining the contact and interaction and continuing with the person's rehabilitation program is very important. I will also be offering telephone support to a 10 yr old who is still in school, to maintain the contact and the work weve been doing over the last 4 weeks, to have a break now would be really detrimental to him and his well being. Other ways are managing are to do facilitated sessions over Skype and Zoom with a child and a parent or carer. Its possible, not ideal but in my view the best way is to keep the contact and do what you can to provide support to that person. With adults its easier as Adults are able to go to a space where they can be quiet and thoughtful and talk over Zoom, with EMDR therapy there are very effective ways of working over video and we are lucky that this has already been well researched as an effective therapy intervention. So please dont worry if you need to continue psychological support for you or your child, your therapist, counsellor etc will be able to find other ways of working and supporting you.
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