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The document discusses a child and adolescent psychiatrist's first encounter when assessing a patient, which is often with another professional like a clinician or educator who sought the evaluation. The psychiatrist must recognize the sensitivities of these referring professionals, as they may feel grateful for the evaluation but also concerned it signifies a failure on their part or that their relationship with the patient may be disrupted.

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Razvojna 3

The document discusses a child and adolescent psychiatrist's first encounter when assessing a patient, which is often with another professional like a clinician or educator who sought the evaluation. The psychiatrist must recognize the sensitivities of these referring professionals, as they may feel grateful for the evaluation but also concerned it signifies a failure on their part or that their relationship with the patient may be disrupted.

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Encounters with Referring Professionals

Often a child and adolescent psychiatrist’s first per#sonal encounter in assessing


a patient is with another
professional – a clinician, educator, or case worker who
has sought the evaluation. The enormous value of
their information has already been addressed. The
clinician must also recognize the sensitivities of these
people: they may be grateful for the opportunity to
meet with the psychiatrist and eager in their anticipa#tion of the evaluation,
perhaps even to an unrealistic
degree. At the same time, the act of seeking a consul#tation may, at least
unconsciously, signify to them a
failure on their part. They may be concerned that their
relationship with the child or family will in someway
be disrupted or supplanted, or that they will be criti#cized by the psychiatrist.

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