It’s So Simple: The Developmental-Relational Model
By Elizabeth Kohlstaedt, PhD, Clinical Director Our treatment model at Intermountain is termed “developmental-relational.” We seek to understand children’s behavior–even their most outlandish behavior–as expressing a developmental need. That need may be for reassurance, for closeness, for attunement, for safety, for security, for specialness, for boundaries, for predictability, for being heard. The healing way to … Read more