The Learning Alliance
 The Learning AlliancePicture of School Students
HomeAbout the BookAbout the AuthorsContact UsWhat Others SayHow to Order the Book
 
  • about the book
    •

    The Learning Alliance, co-authored by a child psychiatrist and a special educator from The Foundation Schools, describes the process by which everyone involved-especially the student-can be part of a coordinated plan for academic success. In a time when education is crucial to successful adjustment and many youngsters are struggling, it is time for an integrated approach that maximizes the contribution of all participants.

    The Learning Alliance has twelve chapters, dealing with techniques to gain the full cooperation of the student with emotional disturbance, to involve the parents actively with the team and to ensure collaboration between all the team members. Using clear, jargon-free language the book also addresses the special problems associated with students who use drugs and provides a chapter for psychotherapists who are not school-based but need to develop liaisons with their clients' school program. The book's ideas are illustrated with many clinical examples.

    Contents of Chapters in The Learning Alliance

      Chapter 1. The Proper Function of Psychotherapy in a School Setting
      Chapter 2. Selling Children and Adolescents on the Value of Education
      Chapter 3. Identifying and Ameliorating Negative Attitudes toward School
      Chapter 4. Helping Students Overcome Negative Feelings toward Teachers
      Chapter 5. Helping to Restore Hope and Maintain Commitment
      Chapter 6. The Role of the Family in Academic and Vocational Success
      Chapter 7. The Collaboration between Therapists and Teachers
      Chapter 8. Drug Use and Academic Work
      Chapter 9. Creating and Maintaining the Learning Community
      Chapter 10. The Paraprofessional's Role in School Psychotherapy
      Chapter 11. The Office Therapist and School Problems
      Chapter 12. Tying It All Together



    Next