Working with families in a school
Working with families in a school

Author(s): Anna Cierpka
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: school psychologist; family therapy; intervention activities
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the proposed model of working with families in a school, taking into account both the possibilities and limitations of the institution. The basic assumption concerning the school psychologist’s work with families at school is to activate and sustain potential family resources, and to support the family both in terms of specific actions (psychoeducation) and areas of emotional needs (understanding difficulties, taking into account the specific situation of a particular family). Within the framework of implemented interventions, it is worthwhile to focus all activities around the reported problem, treating meetings (three or four) with the family as a crisis intervention, not as a form of therapy. If such therapy is needed, the family should be sent to a specific institution.

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