Published: 2021-12-31

Psychotherapy at school? Dilemmas in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Anna Gulczyńska
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Articles and essays
https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2021.2.10

Abstract

The aim of the article is to answer the question why school is not a place where psychotherapy should be conducted. Taking up this topic seems to be particularly important when the demand for specialized help - provided by the school and dedicated to students, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic increases. The article may fill a certain gap in the Polish-language literature on the subject, as there are currently no such papers. First, the basic data related to the changes in mental health caused by the pandemic in the group of children and adolescents were presented. In the next part, the specificity of the psychotherapy process is presented, taking into account scientific definitions. Then, it was pointed out why psychotherapy should not be conducted at school, and even taking it would be harmful for students. The last part presents a short outline of the proposed forms of support, which is a certain complement to the work. In the article, which is consistent with the literature on the subject, the words psychotherapy and therapy will be treated interchangeably.

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Psychotherapy at school? Dilemmas in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Gulczyńska, A. (2021). Psychotherapy at school? Dilemmas in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pedagogical Forum, 11(2), 131–147. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2021.2.10

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