London - North > N : 1 > Caspari Foundation Name:   Caspari Foundation Location:   London, N1   Website:   http://www.caspari.org.uk     Phone:   020 7704 1977      Prof. membership:   UKCP  -  United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy   Caspari Foundation helps children with emotional, learning and behavioural difficulties to succeed in school. Our services include educational psychotherapeutic support for children, their families and schools; training for teaching professionals and others in therapeutic approaches to teaching; training to become an educational psychotherapist. We were formed in 2001, prior to which we were known as FAETT, The Forum for the Advancement of Educational Therapy and Therapeutic Teaching, which in turn grew out of the work of the late Irene Caspari, Principal Psychologist in the department for Children and Parents at the Tavistock Clinic, London from 1961-1976. In May 2007 the Caspari foundation changed the professional title from educational therapist to educational psychotherapist, which is a more accurate and appropriate description of the work. Irene Caspari pioneered a technique, combining psychological insight with teaching which addressed the emotional blocks that impair learning. The principles she developed inform the Foundation's work in promoting teachers' awareness of the emotional factors, which underlie learning difficulties. Educational Psychotherapy is a way of working with children who have learning difficulties. It combines teaching with therapeutic exploration of the emotional factors, which may impede their learning. Children in school can experience difficulties, which may prevent them from accessing the curriculum and managing in class. A better understanding of the complex issues underlying these problems helps teachers to find new ways of thinking about children and strategies for helping them both therapeutically and by preventing difficulties from developing. It benefits children and young people with: Learning and communication difficulties Poor social behaviour in school Poor social relationships The threat of school exclusion Children who have experienced separations, accidents, bereavement, mental or physical illness in the family, violence, sexual abuse or emotional deprivation and are unable to concentrate and learn in school. These pupils are often identified early in their school career and given additional support to which they do not fully respond. Educational psychotherapy can be offered as a preventative intervention at this stage. Educational Psychotherapy is considered an appropriate mental health and educational provision and may be recommended by educational psychologists at later stages of the Code of Practice in a Statement of Special Educational Needs.