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Megan is a training specialist on the Healing Kids, Healing Families Team.
The staff bio of Sarah Cattermole
Amelia Freeman's staff profile at The Kids Research Institute Australia
Research Assistant
Ines is a Senior Research Officer on the Healing Kids, Healing Families team.
Raheen Williams' staff profile
Amanda is a Certified Child Life Specialist and has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis on Child Life in Hospitals and Early Childhood Education.
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a 'family illness'; diagnoses and management can be perceived as invasive or traumatic. Caregivers bear the brunt of the diagnostic shock, influencing their child's experience. Children and adolescents may grapple with the psychological effects of past/ongoing medical trauma. Additionally, adolescents may struggle with their mental health as they navigate tensions between caregiver involvement and their developmental need for autonomy.
Dissociative symptoms are associated with a range of negative outcomes, yet little is understood about how adolescents experience dissociation in their daily lives. This study aimed to describe adolescents’ dissociative symptoms from the perspective of adolescents, their parents, and their treating clinicians.
The construct of empowerment is associated with beneficial outcomes in numerous populations with well-being across multiple domains. Within families, empowerment has been found to be related to both parent and child well-being. As such, empowerment appears to be a promising concept to support parents of young (< 18 years) trans and gender diverse children and adolescents; however, what empowerment means for parents of trans children and adolescents is not known.