CHAPTER ONE. Theoretical principles applied in educational psychotherapy -- CHAPTER TWO. Psychoanalytic theory of development and unconscious mental processes -- CHAPTER THREE. The potential space and indirect communication in educational psychotherapy -- CHAPTER FOUR. "Once upon a time": the symbolic meaning of fairy tales and their use ineducational psychotherapy -- CHAPTER FIVE. Work with a hard-to-reach child -- CHAPTER SIX. The effect of loss on learning: the stillborn sibling -- CHAPTER SEVEN. A boy who used numbers as a defence against feelings -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Family dynamics and the educational experience -- CHAPTER NINE. Therapeutic story groups: educational psychotherapy in a school setting -- CHAPTER TEN. What can educational psychotherapy teach teachers?
Summary
The book outlines theories of child development from the point of view of the kinds of relationships children make with adults and the effects of their relationships on their learning. In addition, anxieties that some children show about reading, writing and arithmetic are described. In exploring these issues the book draws on Attachment Theory and on Psychoanalytic theories of emotional development. It includes detailed case studies to illustrate ways in which children's learning can be hindered by their difficulties in relating to teachers and the feelings and fantasies that some children ha
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index
