THIS article is an account of an incident at a special school, involving a pupil, a young teacher, and two senior members of staff. The article offers some reflections and conclusions on the special challenges to be faced when making relationships with the young. Reference is made to Winnicott, Lomas, Bridgeland et al, in suggesting connections between the insights and skills of both therapy and of teaching.
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Maurice Bridgeland, Pioneer Work with Maladjusted Children, Staples Press, 1971.
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John Holt, How Children Learn, Pitman, 1968.
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R.F. Hoare "Principles of Discipline and Self-Government," Report of Sixth Annual Conference of Educational Associations, 1918.
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Peter Lomas, True and False Experience, Allen Lane, 1973.
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D.W. Winnicott, Therapeutic Consultations in Child Psychiatry, Hogarth Press, 1971.
