Containment and Reciprocity: Integrating Psychoanalytic Theory and Child Development Research for Work with Children

ISBN-13: 9780415396981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 171 str.

Hazel Douglas

Opis

Shows how the psychoanalytic concept of containment and the child development concept of reciprocity can be used together to inform clinical work with young children and their families. Using extracts of mother/child interactions, this book explores the relationship between these concepts, and shows how they underpin the quality of an attachment.

Spis treści

Both/and Not Either/Or? Who Else Has Looked at Integrating These Two Concepts? What is Containment? What is Reciprocity? Can Reciprocity be Seen in Children's Psychotherapy Sessions? Does Containment Occur in Child Development Research? Are Containment and Reciprocity Linked? What Are their Differences and Similarities? How Does Reciprocity Link to Psychotherapeutic Theory and Technique? How Does Attachment Relate to Containment and Reciprocity? Integrating Containment and Reciprocity in Work with Children.

O autorze

Hazel Douglas trained first as a clinical psychologist and then as a child psychotherapist. She has always had an interest in early intervention and prevention. She began working with adults but she is now working with infant mental health. She leads the development of the Solihull Approach, an integrated method of working with children and their families