| Abstract: | Forums where children and preteens are engaged in a discussion with a psychologist can convey that psychologists understand emotions and behavior and empathically respond to human experiences. KidTalk With Dr. Mary--The Call-In Talk Show Just for Kids is one such medium created to promote emotional awareness and social competency in young people. The potential for the format of the talk show to be used in community-based preemptive intervention programs is discussed in various contexts. Anecdotal material is provided to illustrate ways in which the program has led children and preteens to link the need for assistance, catharsis, objectivity, and a corrective emotional experience with a query to a psychologist, thus making psychology a household word--just for kids. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
