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Hi, everyone. I have a question for anyone who may have dealt with something like this before. First of all, I'm a Substance Abuse Counselor at a high school for students who have some major issues (substance abuse, behavioral disorders, etc.). We do have a School Counselor but she's only in twice a week. I get a lot of students sent my way who are having bad days, in the middle of a melt down, in crisis, etc.

There is one particular student who has concocted this story about being pregnant. She cries a lot, says no one believes her, and now has other students harassing her because of her story. Staff believes it to be a lie because her story constantly changes about when she's due, how many babies she's pregnant with, and she has previously lied about having a child.

I want to be sympathetic and let her know that I'm available for her. However, I don't want to "feed into" a possible disorder.

Has anyone else ever come across this? How did you handle it? T...See More
Cal-Kid 1. Call home ask the mom is this true what is going on? 2. Talk to the school nurse or health assistant and see what they know. 3. If the girl really is pregnant then maybe she needs to be assig ned to a school for pregnant minors, continuation school or home s chool. Or is that what school she is in now? 4. How did she get pregnant, by a boy frien...See More
Nov 29, 2013
Sara On 10/01/13, Leyla wrote: > Hi, everyone. I have a question for anyone who may have > dealt with something like this before. First of all, I'm a > Substance Abuse Counselor at a high school for students who > have some major issues (substance abuse, behavioral > disorders, etc.). We do have a School Counselor but she's > only in t...See More
Oct 11, 2013
Katie I often have students who will come in and say conflicting things. If the counselor/student rapport is there and the student is in a state that they can handle it..I will say something like " Yesterday, you told me you were due in January and today you said you are due in May....those two months are pretty far apart...Can you help me understand..?"...See More
Oct 29, 2013


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