I have a call out to a psych. whom I interviewed awhile back. DD is NOT going to be happy about trying therapy again, but on the other hand, she isn't happy where she is. At any rate, I can run all this past the psych. and get her response.
Depending on where you are, it doesn't have to be therapy with a psych. We had reached out to a psych about DS6's social and emotional issues and she suggested that we try a few sessions with a child behavioural specialist with whom she frequently collaborated. This woman was nothing short of a miracle worker! It's sort of akin to CBT, but done in a very practical way. The objective is basically to coach your child to help them improve their social skills, and even just to be more successful with what skills they do have. So for instance, she would have worked with your DD on the ruler incident to provide her with the tools to better interact in those types of situations.
Unfortunately for us she has since retired and we haven't found anyone to replace her yet, but we love that approach. We credit her with guiding DS6 through most of the progress he has made thus far.
