Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Williams, J.
Right arrow Articles by de Maso, D. R.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Williams, J.
Right arrow Articles by de Maso, D. R.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 5, No. 1, 105-113 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/1359104500005001011

Pediatric Team Meetings: The Mental Health Consultant’s Role

Jane Williams

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA

David Ray de Maso

Harvard Medical School & Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA

Pediatric team meetings for children with complex chronic or life-threatening illness have the potential to increase collaboration and communication among professionals and families, thereby improving the quality of care. This article defines four prevalent types of team meetings, describes the role of the mental health consultant and addresses issues, such as family inclusion and resistance to meetings, that may affect the occurrence and outcome of team meetings. Guidelines are offered to increase the effectiveness of the mental health professional working in pediatric healthcare facilities.

Key Words: chronic illness • consultant • pediatric • team meeting


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Journal of Emotional and Behavioral DisordersHome page
R. A. Boothroyd and M. I. Armstrong
Comorbidity and Unmet Service Needs Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Identified Disabilities
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, January 1, 2005; 13(1): 43 - 51.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Clinical Child Psychology and PsychiatryHome page
T. M. Gehring, J. Widmer, O. Banziger, and D. Marti
Quality of Work and Need for Supervision among Physicians and Nurses of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, October 1, 2002; 7(4): 595 - 608.
[Abstract] [PDF]