Reaching and Teaching Through Educational Psychotherapy

This introduction to educational psychotherapy outlines the
insights that will be of interest to teachers by discussing
troubled children in the classroom who resist efforts to teach
them. Its evidence-based approach allows teaching with
confidence, and a clear understanding of the role of educational
psychotherapy in the classroom.

The book comprises four case studies of educational therapy work
with children, chosen for their narrative interest and the variety
of the children's difficulties and backgrounds. As the
stories of three boys and one girl unfold, the links between their
learning difficulties and their social/emotional development become
clear. Later chapters develop understanding of this way of working,
with detailed accounts of how to assess suitability for educational
therapy, psychoanalytic concepts underpinning the approach, and
techniques and materials used in individual and classroom work.

Auteur
Gillian Salmon: Chartered Educational Psychologist

Jenny Dover: Senior Educational Psychotherapist

Résumé
This introduction to educational psychotherapy outlines the insights that will be of interest to teachers by discussing troubled children in the classroom who resist efforts to teach them. Its evidence-based approach allows teaching with confidence, and a clear understanding of the role of educational psychotherapy in the classroom. The book comprises four case studies of educational therapy work with children, chosen for their narrative interest and the variety of the children's difficulties and backgrounds. As the stories of three boys and one girl unfold, the links between their learning difficulties and their social/emotional development become clear. Later chapters develop understanding of this way of working, with detailed accounts of how to assess suitability for educational therapy, psychoanalytic concepts underpinning the approach, and techniques and materials used in individual and classroom work.

Contenu

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction.

2. Case Study of Osman, a withdrawn child who cannot make
   connections.

3. Initial assessment of emotional factors contributing to
   a child's learning difficulties.

4. Case Study of Maria, whose learning is inhibited by
   rejection, separation and loss.

5. Ethical considerations when working therapeutically with
   children.

6. Case Study of Tariq, a child persecuted by destructive
   phantasies.

7. Ongoing assessment and techniques used in individual and
   classroom work.

8. Case Study of Kevin, an insecure child among
   unpredictable adults.

9. Ways in which endings and beginnings affect a child's
   capacity to learn.

10. The network - the complex task of working with parents
    and professionals.

11. Conclusion.

12. Glossary of Terms Used.

References.

Index.