This third edition covers:
- attachment theory
- language development
- working with disaffected teenagers
- the emotional impact of loss, including discovering disability in a child
- the psychological effects of abuse
- cognitive curricula
- learning empowerment through independence
- processes in groups
- working in breakfast and after school clubs
- working in learning support units
- leadership models
- interpersonal communication
- violence, aggression and bullying
- emancipatory psychology
- Emotional Literacy Assistant Programme (ELSA)
- Neurodiverse young people
- Children’s internal world
Dr Christopher Arnold and Dr Jane Yeomans both worked as teachers before becoming Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologists. They train teaching assistants and this book is a core training text for TAs, including those studying for foundation degrees, teaching certificates and NVQ level 3/4 qualifications. It is also of value to educational pyschologists, teachers and school managers.
