Grief Presenting as Difficult Behaviour: A Case of a Japanese Immigrant Boy Gaikwad Seema1, Pande Neha2,,* 1School Counsellor and Clinical Psychologist (Formerly at RIMS International School, Pune, India) 2Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist (Professor of Psychiatry, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India) *Corresponding author email id: drnpande@gmail.com
Abstract Immigration for work opportunities is a relatively new phenomenon in India. The impact of immigration-related stress and losses on the scholastic and emotional adjustment in children has been highlighted using the present case study of a Japanese boy studying in one of the international schools that has 18% immigrant children. Behavioural problems can either get medicalised as conduct disorders or stigmatise the child as a difficult child. However, therapeutic grief work using the theme of loss helps in normalisation. The need for policies and programmes for immigrant children at these international schools in India is emphasised in the light of the research findings. Top Keywords Immigration, School psychology, Grief, Loss, Behavioural problems, Difficult Child
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