Beschreibung:
This is a practical guide to working with children, outlining the basic skills needed and practical strategies to promote positive change and obtain the best results for children. The author outlines the theoretical background and how this translates into practical work and includes case examples which demonstrate the theory in practice.
Educational Psychology Casework is a practical, accessible guide to working with children, outlining the basic skills needed and practical strategies to promote positive change and obtain the best results for children.
The book covers how to develop skills such as establishing rapport, gaining a child's trust and respect, interviewing skills and techniques, and interpreting children's responses. The author outlines the theoretical background and how this translates into practical work and includes case examples which demonstrate the theory in practice. This fully updated second edition includes new chapters on problem-solving versus solution-focused work and also on measures of impact.
This book is essential reading for all trainee and practising educational psychologists.
Preface.1. Introduction: A Role for Educational Psychologists. 2. Measuring the Impact of Educational Psychology Service Practice. 3. Rapport Skills. 4. Problems and Solutions. 5. Hypothesising and Information Gathering. 6. Hypothesising and Information Gathering Based on a Systemic Perspective. 7. Hypothesising and Information Gathering Based on an Individual Perspective: Some Basic Principles. 8. Beliefs, Values and Identity: Personal Construct Psychology (PCP). 9. Methods for Gathering Information. 10. Further Exploration of the Model of the World. 11. Integrating the Two Approaches to Exploring the Models of the World. 12. Techniques for Eliciting the Model of the World with Children. 13. Case Example: Steven. 14. Case Example: Gordon. 15. Ability and Strategies. 16. Representation Systems. 17. Strategies. 18. Developing Interventions. 19. Elements of Interventions. Appendices. References. Index.
