HELP need someone qualified to work with child

amother

Sun, Dec 18 2011, 2:15 pm

Does anyone know of a good social worker or other professional to work with my dc who has add?
I tried two diffwerent people and they did nothing.
dc is already on meds but they are not doing enough and he needs someone to help both of us with how to deal with different issues

5*Mom

Sun, Dec 18 2011, 2:17 pm

Where are you?

amother

Sun, Dec 18 2011, 2:20 pm

OP here sorry I forgot to specify I am in brooklyn

5*Mom

Sun, Dec 18 2011, 2:36 pm

I'm in Israel so I don't have a name for you but I do have some general suggestions as far as what skills to look for in a professional. Regardless of diagnosis, your child is presumably having difficulty with practical functioning in one or more areas in his life. You need someone who is trained to identify the specific skills he is lacking, break them down into their component parts, and teach them to your son. Parent guidance is also important so you can understand the skills deficits at play and help your child manage them IRL.

Here is a link to Ross Greene's "diagnostic" tool called the ALSUP (Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems)
http://www.livesinthebalance.org/paperwork
which will give you an understanding of the kind of cognitive/social/emotional skills that your child may need help with. Someone trained in this method would probably be great. Mel Levine's approach is similar and you can check it out on his website allkindsofminds.org.

Hatzlacha!

amother

Sun, Dec 18 2011, 4:17 pm

thanks for the info 5*mom but I would really like to find someone to work with dc
can anyone help?

amother

Mon, Dec 19 2011, 12:58 pm

bump
doesnt anyone know someone who can help im desperate

Fabulous

Mon, Dec 19 2011, 1:01 pm

can you call agencies to see if they have someone?

some agencies: Yeled viyalda

hasc

metropolitan

amother

Mon, Dec 19 2011, 1:09 pm

thanks for your response
and yes I did try that way but they just recommend the next available person not neccessarily one that is good
I want to hear a name that someone used and was happy with