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The Classroom as an Outpatient Kibbutz

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.128.11.1395

The author describes an approach to consultation with core city elementary schools that utilizes the concept of encouraging children to be helpful to each other. This approach necessitates a lateral rather than a vertical structure in the classroom, with decision making and problem solving shared by the children. Its specific applicability to a number of common classroom problems is described, as well as its use in other settings such as community centers.

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