1st Edition
Why Can't I Help this Child to Learn? Understanding Emotional Barriers to Learning
By Helen High
Copyright 2012
166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction: the origins of educational psychotherapy , The Theoretical Background to Educational Psychotherapy , Theoretical principles applied in educational psychotherapy , Psychoanalytic theory of development and unconscious mental processes , The potential space and indirect communication in educational psychotherapy , “Once upon a time”: the symbolic meaning of fairy tales and their use in educational psychotherapy , Educational Psychotherapy Case Studies , Work with a hard-to-reach child , The effect of loss on learning: the stillborn sibling , A boy who used numbers as a defence against feelings , Family dynamics and the educational experience , Applications of Educational Psychotherapy , Therapeutic story groups: educational psychotherapy in a school setting , What can educational psychotherapy teach teachers?
Biography
Helen High
