This course focuses on the emotional and moral development of children as seen through English and American childrens literature. Participants read a book each session and faculty lead discussion making links between the readings, our own experiences, and the struggles of the growing children in our care. Participants have included teachers, pediatricians, counselors, child-care professionals, parents, and grandparents. A different reading list is offered each fall. The purpose of these group is to enhance the clinicians capacity to think about, understand and respond helpfully to their patients communications.
Participants take turns presenting process notes from sessions.
Clinicians who have adults as patients are also welcome. Infant and Young Child Observation for Psychological Professionals Psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other psychological professionals will have the opportunity to observe an infant or young child once a week for an hour in the childs home or child care setting. These observations will be written up as detailed process notes and studied by the group for the purpose of understanding the unfolding emotional development in the context of the childs relationships. Long term detailed observation of this kind has been demonstrated through many years of training clinicians to have profound impact on the growth of clinical skills. The Apprehension of Beauty, Explorations in Autism, and The Kleinian Development, among them.