{"id":27,"date":"2021-08-31T12:22:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:08:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:08:15","slug":"child-adolescent-psychiatrist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/child-adolescent-psychiatrist\/","title":{"rendered":"Child &#038; Adolescent Psychiatrist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A child and adolescent psychiatrist is a specialist of the psychological discipline who works with teenagers and younger children. They work to diagnose patient psychological problems in order to help treat and manage them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting to the brunt of patient mental problems will typically involve one-on-one counselling, but may also involve the help of the patient\u2019s family. There are various methods through which a child and adolescent psychiatrist can help the patient, of which the choice will be down to the psychiatrist\u2019s individual discretion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child psychological difficulties are on the rise, which is no surprise when you consider drug use is becoming more prevalent and widespread. This makes the job of a child and adolescent psychiatrist all the more important. A child and adolescent psychiatrist would work with a range of youngsters from differing backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Child-Adolescent-Psychiatrist.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Child-Adolescent-Psychiatrist.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Child-Adolescent-Psychiatrist-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Child-Adolescent-Psychiatrist-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Child-Adolescent-Psychiatrist-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Typical activities a child and adolescent psychiatrist would need to undertake include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Meet with patients on a one-to-one basis to discuss the problems they are having.<\/li><li>Use your extensive knowledge of psychological topics to diagnose patients.<\/li><li>Decide upon the best treatment to help patients.<\/li><li>Make use of patient history, family upbringing and other important factors that may have had an affect on the mental stability of the patient.<\/li><li>Uphold a level of confidentiality with the patient.<\/li><li>Use a whole host of psychological treatments to help the patient, whether it involves therapy or self-help techniques.<\/li><li>Help patients to change any negative behaviour.<\/li><li>Treat patients with differing problems, whether it is anger issues or difficulty communicating with others.<\/li><li>Work over a long period of time with patients to help them.<\/li><li>Maintain patient records.<\/li><li>Work with children of varying backgrounds.<\/li><li>Work in hospitals, clinics or private psychotherapist residences.<\/li><li>May need to be on call for patient emergencies.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essential skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Aptitude for the psychological discipline.<\/li><li>Work well with children.<\/li><li>Able to build and maintain relationships with clients.<\/li><li>Work with patients and their families.<\/li><li>Able to work as part of a team of medical professionals.<\/li><li>Leadership qualities.<\/li><li>Confident manner.<\/li><li>Professional manner.<\/li><li>Deal with sometimes shocking topics.<\/li><li>A real desire to help patients overcome their mental problems.<\/li><li>Strong communication skills.<\/li><li>Attention to detail.<\/li><li>Able to use your extensive knowledge of psychological issues to make the correct diagnosis and recommend the most suitable treatment.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A child and adolescent psychiatrist is a specialist of the psychological discipline who works with teenagers and younger children. 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