ABSTRACT

This edition has been revised and updated to include more material specifically related to work with schools. It reflects the major changes in society, in legislation and in the nature of the interaction between families and the education system in the last decade. The contributors all have links with the Child and Family Department of the Tavistock Clinic and include educational psychologists working with schools and hospitals, family therapists, child and family psychiatrists and teachers.

chapter 1|29 pages

Theoretical Framework

A joint systems approach to educational problems with children

chapter 2|15 pages

Some Implications of the Theoretical Framework

An educational psychologist’s perspective

chapter 3|14 pages

The Child, The Family and the School

An interactional perspective

chapter 4|10 pages

Taking the Clinic to School

A consultative service for parents, children and teachers

chapter 6|14 pages

Parents and Children

Participants in change

chapter 7|10 pages

The Teacher’s View

Working with teachers out of the school setting

chapter 9|21 pages

Schools as a Target for Change

Intervening in the school system

chapter 11|8 pages

The Children Act 1989

Implication for the family and the school

chapter 12|8 pages

Issues for Training