Enactment: Toward a New Approach to the Therapeutic Relationship

ISBN-13: 9781568215846 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 210 str.

Steven J. Ellman; Michael Moskowitz

Opis

The term enactment has entered the clinical vocabulary and for many therapists, has replaced previous action terms such as acting in and acting out. The concept is the recognition of a process which may involve words, but which goes beyond words. For some, enactment addresses a continuous undercurrent in the interaction between patient and therapist. Others ask whether this concept adds either clarity or a new perspective to the clinical situation. Among the questions this volume addresses are: does the focus on enactments entail a change in the model of therapeutic change? Are enactments essential? Can they be dangerous, and if so, under what circumstances?