"medical" Consent For A 7 Year Old

[bednobs]

my 7 year old daughter is having some counselling through the school in respect of a recent traumatic incident. Would i be able to get the notes (or a verbal report) of the practitioner, or would her counselling be confidential at 7. I understand about Gillick competence in relation to consent in children, but it doesnt seem to apply here

[bednobs]

i absolutely get she doesnt want to talk to me about it (i find it hard enough to talk as the adult!) but i have a suspicion she is not talking to me because she knows i get upset and in her own way is protecting me, or herself from seeing her parents upset. I remember the first time i saw my parents cry and it scared the bejeezus out of me and i was older. As i said, i would like to know (for my own sanity) that she is talking to someone else not just stuffing it all down inside

[pixie374]

Absolutely. And she is probably trying to protect you too. I think they would at least let you know whether she is talking to them or not, even if they don't say exactly what x

[Peter Pedant]

I think it is worth restating that the childs interests are paramount
(children act 1989) and they MUST take them into account
(and very little else in fact)

[AuntPollyGrey]

I am so very sorry for your loss. In counselling for Minors the aim is to keep the work confidential. This means, the counsellor will not discuss a child or young person's counselling sessions in detail with parents or schools.
However, they will provide parents with broad themes, which may assist in some understanding and promote communication with the young person or child. There are however some exceptions to this- mainly if they are concerned about the safety of the child or young person, or someone they may know ,and they think is a risk of harm. Where possible and if safe, a counsellor would try to discuss this with the young person and their carers first. It would be wise to give her 'permission' to discus anything she wants with the counsellor and make sure she knows the counsellor will keep 'secrets'. This sounds a little strange but long words like 'confidentiality' may not be understood by a seven year old.

[bednobs]

thanks for all your help. i asked the counsellor today and they said they would end me some notes

[Peter Pedant]

have a look at the tommy robinson thread
where he sticks his oar in - not in his daughters best interests IMO