PMID: 9538708Apr 16, 1998Paper

The life world of adolescents with mental health problems

Curationis
T Peens, M Poggenpoel

Abstract

Adolescents are currently being exposed more and more to the expectations of parents, educators, healthworker/helpers and policy makers to meet the demands of society and conform with it. The perception arises that adults are not able to let the adolescent take responsibility for the HOW of his own life story, despite of all the expectations and demands. Under the influence of the postmodern approach to science and the narrative therapy it appears that each person is an expert of his own life and that each person is responsible for the how and the writing and rewriting of his own life story. This means that even the adolescent with mental health problems is busy with the writing and rewriting of his life story till even unpleasant incidents and experiences can get new meaning. This demands from the adolescent with mental health problems to be actively involved with his treatment programme while the therapist is a participative observer of the therapeutic events. A one sided approach where the therapist's objectives and ideals for the adolescent with mental health problems make the difference to the treatment is outdated. A alternative approach is suggested where the adolescent with mental health problems becomes co-author of hi...Continue Reading

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