Detailed contribution information
| Contribution title | 4482 - Children’s Day Hospital in Latency Age, Course and Challenges |
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| Contribution code | PS02-60 (P) |
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| Form of presentation | Poster |
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| Abstract |
The Children’s Day Hospital in Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa has faced constant challenges and adapted accordingly. At the Psychiatry and Mental Health Department, during child and adolescent psychiatric consults, it became clear there was an abundance of requests for children and adolescents with internalized disorders. To meet this need, it was developed the idea of creating a distinctive intervention context. It was implemented a Day Hospital directed towards children in latency age, between 6 and 10 years old, which have different internalized disorders. Its purpose is to promote social and communication skills, to stimulate the regulation of emotions and feelings, to allow adequate identification and differentiation of thoughts, to promote conflict management and assertiveness skills, and to encourage more adaptive behaviour. The course is currently used on a weekly basis consisting of a multidisciplinary team of a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, a Psychologist, an Occupational Therapist and a Nurse. This intervention occurs at two major moments, one to work the movements and manual skills and another to develop the expression of thoughts and feelings and discover new skills. There is still a moment dedicated to parents. To evaluate its effectiveness, initial and final evaluations of the dimensions worked through the sessions with the Achenbach System are carried out. Its effectiveness is based on increased autonomy and safety, self-esteem, emotional regulation and relational skills of these children. |