Domestic promotion
In addition to the two options mentioned above, parents are always tempted to support the child at home. We are of the opinion that nothing stands in the way of holistic support, for example by integrating school, extracurricular and home support, and that this can sometimes be the most successful therapy as long as it is in harmony with each other and home support does not consist of simply going through certain contents for the umpteenth time and indirectly exerting even more pressure on the child. Especially when the child is already suffering from fear of failure, self-doubt and anxiety, we believe it is better to support the child on a psychological level and to leave the support of individual school problems to experienced hands.
In summary, it can be said that home support can be provided in various ways.In addition to additional school support, it is possible to support the child’s psyche through understanding, warmth and security. Home support can be multi-layered, but in our opinion it should not be done on its own, but in consultation with the school or an extracurricular therapy. Only through cooperation can the child’s complex problems be meaningfully treated.
Especially in the field of children’s occupational therapy, concepts according to Bobath or Ayre are applied as well as concepts according to Frostig, Affolter etc. No matter which approach you follow, the starting point is the same: you start from the given conditions of the child. The child should be picked up where it stands.
Deficiencies must be recognized and integrated into the therapy accordingly. For example, there are different forms of treatment based on sensomotoric – perceptive treatment and thus aimed at the coordination of movement sequences, visual – auditory perception and fine motor skills. Typical representatives of this direction are Affolter and Ayres, but also Frostig.
Depth Psychological Treatment Depth Psychological treatments are usually applied when conflicts or developmental disorders occur. Based on current problems, the patient should be enabled to help himself through the sessions. The therapist guides the patient purposefully, so that help for self-help can be defined as the highest goal of the depth psychological treatment.
A form of depth psychological treatment requires a trusting cooperation between therapist and patient. Only in this way can it be guaranteed that work is goal-oriented, that new (stage) goals are always formulated and that work is done to achieve the goals. Success and failure in reaching the goals is always the focus of the call psychology discussions.
- Behavior Therapy Behavior therapy is a form of psychotherapy based on the theoretical concepts of psychological learning and behavior therapy. Differently than for example in the context of depth psychology the subconsciousness plays a rather subordinate role. According to the theoretical principles of behavior therapy, psychological disorders arise due to incorrect learning and corresponding reinforcement mechanisms and are not due to early childhood, i.e. to the subconscious.
The goal of behavior therapy is to examine, discuss and change behavior in certain situations in a problem-oriented way. This is done in different ways, e.g. through operant conditioning. Since the problem behavior shown is partly caused and forced by inner attitudes, techniques such as self-confidence training are applied.
- Occupational Therapy Occupational therapy is a therapeutic application with the goal of healing motor disorders, disorders of the sensory organs as well as mental and psychological abilities of a patient to such an extent that independence in daily life (kindergarten, school, job, everyday life) can be considered restored.
Especially in the field of children’s occupational therapy, concepts according to Bobath or Ayre are applied as well as concepts according to Frostig, Affolter etc. No matter which approach you follow, the starting point is the same: you start from the given conditions of the child. The child should be picked up where it stands.
Deficiencies must be recognized and integrated into the therapy accordingly. For example, there are different forms of treatment based on sensomotoric – perceptive treatment and thus aimed at the coordination of movement sequences, visual – auditory perception and fine motor skills. Typical representatives of this direction are Affolter and Ayres, but also Frostig.
- Depth Psychological Treatment Depth Psychological Treatments are usually applied when conflicts or developmental disorders occur.
Based on current problems, the patient should be enabled to help himself through the sessions. The therapist guides the patient purposefully, so that help for self-help can be defined as the highest goal of the depth psychological treatment. A form of depth psychological treatment requires a trusting cooperation between therapist and patient.
Only in this way can it be guaranteed that work is goal-oriented, that new (stage) goals are always formulated and that work is done to achieve the goals. Success and failure in achieving these goals is always the focus of the call psychology discussions.
Educational counseling can be called upon in various cases and always when problems of children, adolescents and parents arise. As a result, educational counseling must cover a wide field in order to offer a wide range of help.
As a rule, parents turn to the various contact points for help. In the course of an initial consultation, problems are described and possibly even possible causes are discussed. The educational advisors are subject to a duty of confidentiality, so honesty should be the first priority in the discussions.
Only if parents give their permission, details are exchanged with the youth welfare office, or school or kindergarten. Depending on the problem at hand, the initial interview may be followed by a diagnostic survey to investigate causes in more detail. Psychological examinations and various psycho- and curative therapeutic approaches (individual, group, family therapy) are also conceivable.
Educational counseling centers are set up nationwide so that a contact point can be found in the immediate vicinity. There are various organizations that offer this counseling, such as the Caritas Association, the Workers’ Welfare Association, the Youth Welfare Office, the Diakonisches Werk, etc. Due to the parents’ legal claim to educational counseling, which is regulated in the Child and Youth Services Act, counseling as such is free of charge.
