The aim of this book is to provide illustrations of ways in which psychoanalytic ideas can be adapted and used in a wide variety of community settings - including social services, schools and hospitals - to help children and families who are emotionally disturbed or who have been physically or sexually abused. It is a book for professionals who are interested in using psychoanalytic ideas in their own work settings, and assumes no previous knowledge of these ideas on the part of the reader. It provides basic principles, many practical examples, further reading, and information about where to get support and consultation.
1 Introduction: the social context 2 Key psychoanalytic concepts 3 Early applications: children and institutions Link section: individuals and families 4 The contribution of observation training to professional development 5 Consulting to premature baby units 6 Consultation in General Practice 7 Psychodynamic family therapy with parents and under-5s 8 A psychoanalytic approach to the work of the guardian ad litem 9 Getting better makes it worse: obstacles to improvement in children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, Link section: groups, 10 White City Toy Library: a therapeutic group for mothers and under-5s, 11 The Monroe Young Family Centre, 12 Bringing about change in parent-child relationships, 13 Educational intervention for young children who have experienced fragmented care, 14 A community group for abused children 15 A community group for depressed mothers and its relation to health visitors 16 Moving on: group work with children from a multicultural primary school, Link section: organisations 17 The development of the self in children in institutions 18 Issues in residential work 19 What is good day care? Link section: social issues 20 Cross-cultural issues and racism in a multi-cultural society 21 Working to support refugee children in schools 22 Refugee children in exile in Europe 23 Children and violence, Endpiece
