A Descriptive Analysis of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School for Emotionally Disturbed Children
Abstract
The material presented in this paper is a synthesis of the articles
on the treatment of children, by Dr. Bruno Bettelheim and others, contained
in the bibliography, as well as my experiences during the three
months I spent working and observing at the Orthogenic School. Consequently,
my personal bias must be considered as an important factor
throughout the paper. In describing the Orthogenic School I have dealt with the areas of
physical setting, care of the children, and training of the staff. I have
not gone into much detail on theory, as would be possible, particularly
in the area of child care, since Dr. Bettelheim has covered many of these
aspects in depth in his books. I have used personal experiences for my
examples in the hope of clarifying some of my points and transmitting
some feeling for the application of treatment principles in actual situations.