Individual work
Individual work

Author(s): Elżbieta Dryll
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: psychological counselling at school; evoking client narrative; well-formed outcome
Summary/Abstract: Psychological counselling in school conditions has its specificity. The psychologist has to face the expectation that at the request of the teacher or parent, he/she will “fix” the child’s behaviour according to their wishes or at least provide some reliable advice. The basic method of individual work is to analyse the personal narrative of the reporting person about the experienced problem. Important information is contained not only in the consciously expressed content of the narrative, but also in the compositional features, vocabulary, and accompanying emotional reactions. The psychologist primarily uses paraphrasing to evoke and sustain a narrative. After identifying the problem, the psychologist decides whether he will continue to work with the person or refer them to a specialist outside school. In order for further work to be effective, its purpose should be carefully formulated. An interesting but difficult procedure that can be used in school conditions is working with a parent-child dyad.

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