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I think there are a lot of expectations from professionals in regard to admin and documentation when working with young girls. This leads to not having enough time to do the work that you want to do. An example is you might spend one hour with a client and near the end of a session, you might end it early knowing the amount of time you need to do the admin/case note after the meeting.

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Professionals taking the time to build rapport even if that means a counselling session won't happen yet. Professionals being ok with the process and not being tunnel-focussed on finding solutions

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If parents or family believe in mental health and encourage girls to reach out for help sooner than later...
Having access to services - virtual options or meeting them where they are at... less wait times and formalities to accessing services....
proactively encouraging girls mental health

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What gets in the way is sometimes the professionals own experiences or judgements about girls... lack of trust due to past experiences... Sometimes girls reach out for help but are not at that point where they are ready to take steps to change things in their life...

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I think the system needs to understand how much work ( mainly admin tasks) professionals are required to do when supporting young girls. When girl-serving professionals feel bad about not enough having time to help, they feel bad and not adequate themselves.

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Professionals who are aware of other cultures and can adjust. This doesn't mean knowing the specific of all cultures, it could mean being ok with asking questions or having a general knowledge. Sometimes professionals feel asking questions might be disrespectful but it can show interest and value

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What enables this?
Active listening
Openness
Non judgmental approach

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Someone they can relate to, who will show empathy and support them in feeling better. Teach them skills and ways to relate to others.

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What enables this to happen?
Non judgemental professionals/programs. Flexible formats/ways of engaging.

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I think girl-serving professionals want to help young girls, however, I often hear from colleagues about how busy they are and not enough time, or not feeling like they can help young girls.

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What's get in the way is accessibility outside of parent or peer units.
Stigmatization and hesitancy trusting system or providers

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The girls/clients weren't believed before. They had a bad experience or have heard about neg. experiences.

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What gets in the way?
Fear, stigma
Lack of understanding/empathy from professionals

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What gets in the way?
Professionals who have their own (or an organization that has their own) agenda

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#1 I think girls want a professional to believe them, validate them, and teach coping tools to manage their issues as well as encourage them.

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Relatability - will you understand where I'm coming from? Will we connect? Will this be weird? Can we connect on multiple levels?

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Empathic, non judgemental care. Validated. Accessible care seperate from family home life.

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Someone who they can relate to, who won't minimize their struggles, empathize with them and help them progress

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To be heard and listened to. To have their experiences/feelings validated.

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I think girls want professionals to listen. Girls want to be heard, seen and understood.

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An outsider who believes their story, validates, doesn't minimize what's going on with them

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What enables this to happen?

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What gets in the way of this?

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What do you believe girls want from girl-serving professionals?