Paul Greenhalgh is an adviser with responsibility for Personal and Social Education in the London Borough of Merton, where he was previously Advisory Teacher for Special Educational Needs. He has taught in mainstream schools and in support services for children with emotional/ behavioural difficulties. He has provided training in association with the University of London, and was a tutor on Westminster Pastoral Foundation’s Counselling Course.

'I know of no other single work addressed mainly to teachers which explores ways of working with the processes that can enable children to manage their feelings and develop the capacity to think and learn.' - Therapeutic Communities'Emotional Growth and Learning is rich in definitions of psychotherapeutic techniques and ways of thinking. These definitions are very user-friendly. Overall, this is a very useful reference book for various professionals that will be referred to in various capacities.' - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

• INTRODUCTION Part I Emotional growth and learning—and their enemies! 1 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND LEARNING 2 ENEMIES OF EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND LEARNING Part II Facilitating emotional growth and learning 3 ATTITUDES AND OBSERVATIONS 4 EMOTIONAL HOLDING 5 USING IMAGE AND METAPHOR IN COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT 6 STRENGTHENING THE PERSONALITY 7 WORKING WITH THE GROUP DIMENSION 8 MEDIATING THE CURRICULUM 9 MANAGING THE ORGANISATION

Paul Greenhalgh is an adviser with responsibility for Personal and Social Education in the London Borough of Merton, where he was previously Advisory Teacher for Special Educational Needs. He has taught in mainstream schools and in support services for children with emotional/ behavioural difficulties. He has provided training in association with the University of London, and was a tutor on Westminster Pastoral Foundation’s Counselling Course.

'I know of no other single work addressed mainly to teachers which explores ways of working with the processes that can enable children to manage their feelings and develop the capacity to think and learn.' - Therapeutic Communities'Emotional Growth and Learning is rich in definitions of psychotherapeutic techniques and ways of thinking. These definitions are very user-friendly. Overall, this is a very useful reference book for various professionals that will be referred to in various capacities.' - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

• INTRODUCTION Part I Emotional growth and learning—and their enemies! 1 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND LEARNING 2 ENEMIES OF EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND LEARNING Part II Facilitating emotional growth and learning 3 ATTITUDES AND OBSERVATIONS 4 EMOTIONAL HOLDING 5 USING IMAGE AND METAPHOR IN COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT 6 STRENGTHENING THE PERSONALITY 7 WORKING WITH THE GROUP DIMENSION 8 MEDIATING THE CURRICULUM 9 MANAGING THE ORGANISATION