The clinical-educational relationship in the school setting: susceptibility and convergence

Abstract

This paper reflects on the clinical-educational relationship in the school setting, taking into account the fact that it has not always been easy, sometimes pushed into confrontation, but considering that it is absolutely enriching if mutual misgivings are overcome while focusing on its actual goal. The paper takes a chance on working together in order to understand what is happening to the child and what is happening to us in our relationship with him, which can help to resolve the emotional and behavioural conflicts which arise in the classroom. Emphasis is placed on what is considered to be the appropriate task of the clinic in this matter: helping to think, understand and rebuild or create a good relationship based on an understanding of the student's emotional states, his personality structure and his relationship patterns, the one with his teachers in the first place. Finally, different approaches to this work between clinic and education are valued, such as training, counselling and networking.