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[Power and helplessness in therapeutic care of children]
1Arztliche Akademie für Psychotherapie von Kindern und Jugendlichen, München.
Insights
Force significantly impacts child development from birth through adulthood. Avoiding force in upbringing, medical care, and therapy is crucial for healthy development and family well-being.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Force is a pervasive influence from birth, affecting a child's entire life.
- Hospital separation trauma historically led to psychohygienic reforms in pediatric care.
- Modern society and media continuously introduce force into family dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the detrimental effects of force on child development.
- To advocate for the elimination of force in medical and therapeutic interventions.
- To emphasize the role of healthcare professionals as educators for children.
Main Methods:
- Review of historical psychohygienic reforms in pediatric clinics.
- Analysis of the impact of force in upbringing and therapy.
- Examination of family structures and the role of divorced parents.
- Discussion of the influence of mass media on family life.
Main Results:
- Gentle birth practices and supportive upbringing are essential.
- Unrestricted visiting hours and mother-child co-admission in hospitals reduce separation trauma.
- Aversive and "Festhaltetherapie" methods in child therapy should be avoided.
- Psychological insights can prevent the abuse of force in medical practice.
Conclusions:
- Minimizing force in all aspects of a child's life is paramount for healthy development.
- Healthcare providers must act as educators, promoting non-coercive approaches.
- Further research into the long-term effects of force and the benefits of supportive environments is warranted.
Abstract:
The child is exposed to force, starting at birth, and force accompanies him through later life. Absence of force should thus start by gentle delivery in an operation theatre and be associated with the subsequent upbringing of the child. Trauma of separation in hospital is one of his most painful experiences. This led in the sixties to basic psychohygienic reforms in paediatric clinics, with unrestricted visiting times and admission of mothers to the department with the child. Force determines our lifestyle and penetrates via the mass media continuously into our families. Parents are therefore requested to alter their style of upbringing psychotherapists are requested to avoid any force used in aversive therapy by behavioural therapists or so-called "Festhaltetherapie" of autistic children. The number of disrupted families, demonstrated on the example of children of divorced parents indicates the tasks of "doctors as educators of children" (see Czerny). In an environment of soulles medicine based on apparatuses steady control of his activities are needed. The remedial teacher is an important assistant in paediatric hospitals. Psychological knowledge and experience can protect the doctor against abuse of force in therapy.