Susana Goncalves Viana
My name is Susana and I have had the privilege of working with children, families, and schools for over 20 years in my role as an advocate, mentor, teacher, educational psychologist, and coach. In my work, I have developed specialisms in both emotional well-being and supporting survivors of domestic abuse, and create and run bespoke programmes for children that focus on developing resilience, attachment, self-regulation, growth mindset, confidence, social skills, and the ability to cope.
Subjects: Education, Psychological Science
Education
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Master of Science with Distinction, Educational Psychology
Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Brunel University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Brunel University
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Supporting children, young people, families, and schools in the following areas:
- Resilience
- Emotional well-being
- Domestic abuse
- Bespoke programme creation
- Creative therapy
- Coaching
- Special educational needs
Personal Interests
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- Writing children's fiction
- Building resilience through creativity (e.g. photography, art, design)
- Canine health and well-being, and therapy dog training
- Learning to speak, read and write in different languages
- Website design and blog creation
Websites
Books
Articles
Creative arts therapies and educational psychology: Let's get together
Published: Dec 21, 2010 by International Journal of Art Therapy
Authors: Irvine Gersch and Susana Goncalves
This paper is based upon a keynote address given at the Conference ‘Crafting the Future’ and includes the findings from a research study carried out by Susana Goncalves, which investigated the views of children about art therapy, and the attitudes of educational psychologists about working with creative arts therapists.