I vehemently disagree with the testing, with or without consent, but what seems to me even worse is discussing the “diagnosis” with the minor without having her parents present or notified. Kids are insecure enough as it is without having some authority figure imply they are mentally ill also.
Same here.
“social anxiety disorder” ~ Hmmmm?
The worst part about these tests, in my opinion, is that they’re guaranteed to find a problem with every child. Don’t like to party, you have a social anxiety issue. Like to party, you have tendancies toward addiction and narcissism. Like to clean, you have ocd. Don’t like to clean, it must be because you’re depressed.
Mental health issues, another reason to worry about your rkba, too. You said the wrong thing in a high school psychological dragnet, no guns for you!
You hit the nail on the head. I don’t know if this test is good bad or otherwise, but the 2 issues that I have here are the passive consent (who knows if a parent even saw the consent form) and discussing anything like this with the child without a parent there. Stupid stupid stupid.
susie
Pefectly stated.