Jenny Dover and Gillian Salmon's lively and informative account of the educational psychotherapy approach delves deeper than the usual 'hints and tips' format aimed at teachers whilst retaining accessibility and engagement with the reader. Four case studies of children with various social, learning and emotional difficulties form a basis around which the authors consider the following: How the educational psychotherapist can assess that it would be appropriate to work with a particular child, Ethical considerations in working individually with children, Techniques and materials used in individual and classroom work, The importance of endings and beginnings, and ways in which they can be approached, Psychoanalytic concepts used as a theoretical basis for the work. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Acknowledgements	vii
1 Introduction	1
2 Case Study of Osman, A Withdrawn Child Who Cannot Make Connections	5
3 Initial Assessment of Emotional Factors Contributing to a Child's Learning Difficulties	29
4 Case Study of Maria, Whose Learning is Inhibited by Rejection, Separation and Loss	45
5 Ethical Considerations When Working Psychotherapeutically with Children	61
6 Case Study of Tariq, A Child Persecuted by Destructive Phantasies	69
7 Ongoing Assessment and Techniques used in Individual and Classroom Work	81
8 Case Study of Kevin, an Insecure Child Among Unpredictable Adults	99
9 Ways in which Endings and Beginnings Affect a Child's Capacity to Learn	113
10 The Network - The Complex Task of Working with Parents and Professionals	121
11 Conclusion	127
Glossary of Terms Used	129
References	133
Index	137

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