Therapeutic Education: Working Alongside Troubled and Troublesome Children

Book Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Figures......Page 9
Tables......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 11
1. Introduction: The ‘Human Face’ of Education......Page 12
2. Behavioural Graffiti: Ignoring the Writing on the Wall......Page 30
3. Education: Adventure or Nightmare?......Page 49
4. Who Am I?: Identity, Agency and Resilience......Page 65
5. A Curriculum for Life?......Page 82
6. The Case Study and Grounded Research......Page 101
7. Measuring the Effectiveness of Holistic and Ecosystemic Interventions......Page 118
8. A Real Alternative to an ‘Alternative Curriculum’?......Page 134
9. Achievement and Lifelong Learning: A ‘Principled’ Approach......Page 152
10. Putting it All Together, Together......Page 168
Appendix 1: Evaluating Areas of Therapeutic Working......Page 183
Appendix 2: Therapeutic Education Assessment for Shared Values......Page 186
Appendix 3: Proactive and Pro-Social Management of Behaviour......Page 190
Appendix 4: The Points System......Page 193
Appendix 5: Handling Difficult and Violent Situations......Page 197
Appendix 6: Case-Study Data and Preliminary Analysis......Page 200
Appendix 7: A Schedule for Observing and Assessing A Therapeutic Approach......Page 218
Appendix 8: Behaviour and PSHE Profile......Page 221
Notes......Page 233
References......Page 235
Index......Page 243