Psychoanalytic books: Reviews and discussion (Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the psychoanalysis of children and adolescents)

The objective of the present study was to describe the realization of the study group aimed at training in clinical psychology during the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze its contributions to the theoretical and practical improvement of the members. This is an experience report of the activities developed between the months of april to december 2020 in a group offered through an extension project of a public university in the interior of Paraná. In total, 28 meetings were held, with about 7 participants. The materials inherent to group discussions will be portrayed and discussed in the light of the scientific literature and the perceptions of three students who were part of the group, through the systematizationof three theoretical axes: (1) Specificities of the Psychology School Service and its contributions to practice professional; (2) Medicalization and Psychoanalysis; (3) Psychoanalysis with children and adolescents: the theories of Melanie Klein, Donald Winnicott, Anna Freud and Françoise Dolto. The analysis of the discussions showed that the potential of the group referred not only to the development of theoretical knowledge, given that the group had a plurality of knowledge, but also to the deepening of that knowledge and exchange of experiences, which, in a context of uncertainties and difficulties, also made it possible to accommodate the evidenced demands.

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Analyzing the Potential Benefit of Microcomputer Use for Teaching Figurative Language

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ◽

10.1044/1058-0360.0102.36 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 36-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Marilyn A. Nippold ◽

Ilsa E. Schwarz ◽

Molly Lewis

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Standardized Tests ◽

Figurative Language ◽

Language Intervention ◽

School Age Children ◽

Educational Materials ◽

Language Learning Disabilities ◽

Promising Application ◽

Experience Difficulty

Microcomputers offer the potential for increasing the effectiveness of language intervention for school-age children and adolescents who have language-learning disabilities. One promising application is in the treatment of students who experience difficulty comprehending figurative expressions, an aspect of language that occurs frequently in both spoken and written contexts. Although software is available to teach figurative language to children and adolescents, it is our feeling that improvements are needed in the existing programs. Software should be reviewed carefully before it is used with students, just as standardized tests and other clinical and educational materials are routinely scrutinized before use. In this article, four microcomputer programs are described and evaluated. Suggestions are then offered for the development of new types of software to teach figurative language.

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