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The contribution of a ‘Quiet Place’ to early intervention strategies for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in mainstream schools
Author(s) -
Spalding Bob
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8527.00175
Subject(s) - mainstream , quiet , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , psychology , variety (cybernetics) , focus group , medical education , pedagogy , developmental psychology , medicine , sociology , political science , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , anthropology , law
Bob Spalding, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education, University of Liverpool, outlines the nature of a holistically oriented therapeutic intervention (‘Quiet Place’) developed in some mainstream primary schools on Merseyside. It offers a focus for a variety of therapeutic interventions, as well as an environment conducive to a sense of well‐being and relaxation. An evaluation of the first cohort of children to complete the programme is analysed in comparison with a control group, and the key factors in the success of the provision are identified.