Paul Harris

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Paul Harris

• Integrative Child Psychotherapist

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About me

• I am an Integrative Child Psychotherapist MA UKCP
  reg.
• I have worked for the past 12 years with children
  and adolescents in a variety of inner city
  contexts ranging from Education, Play and Youth
  Services, Family Support Services, CAMHS and The
  Community Arts.
• I have specialized in working with young people
  who have learning differences and or disabilities
  and who may also experience significant emotional
  and behavioural difficulties in the course of
  their every day lives.

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My aim is to create a therapy unique to each
child and in the service of each child.

• The theoretical basis of my work is founded in
  the integration of Attachment Theory, Object
  Relations and Intersubjectivity with a solid
  grounding in Body Oriented approaches to working
  with the human being.

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How can an Integrative Psychotherapist help in
your school?
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I.E.P

• INDIVIDUAL
• EMOTIONAL
• PLAN!

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• Emotional Intelligence is the precursor to
  cognitive ability. Children need to feel safe
  inside and outside to be free to learn new skills.

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the work in progress

• In the context of a healing relationship children
  can grow into their full potential.
• Through the use of image and metaphor, children
  are able to explore and express preverbal
  memories and sensations which continue to impede
  and inhibit current relationships and learning.
• Memories too painful to express with words can be
  channeled sensitively in the first instance
  through the arts and brought into conscious
  awareness where they can be worked upon openly in
  the context of a trusting relationship.

• The therapist works with any medium including,
  puppetry, clay, paint, music, drama and movement
  to help a child explore their inner and outer
  worlds of relationship. In addition, Paul Harris
  is fluent in three community languages, English,
  French and BSL and is able to work with children
  who communicate using non-standard and alternate
  forms of communication.

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Working in your school the therapist will

• Work with and along side parents, teachers,
  support staff and other professionals to best
  integrate the work that the child is doing.
• Work in accordance with the Policies and
  Procedures relevant to Child Protection within
  the school.
• Regularly review the work being done.