Relational Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis and Counselling: Appraisals and reappraisals

ISBN-13: 9780415721547 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 236 str.

Del Loewenthal; Andrew Samuels

Opis

Is therapy's relational turn only something to celebrate? It is a major worldwide trend taking place in all the therapy traditions. But up to now appreciation of these developments has not been twinned with well-informed and constructive critique. Hence practitioners and students have not been able to engage as fully as they might with the complex questions and issues that relational working presents. Relational Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis and Counselling: Appraisals and reappraisals seeks to redress this balance. In this unique book, Del Loewenthal and Andrew Samuels bring together the contributions of writers from several countries and many therapy modalities, all of whom have engage with what 'relational' means - whether to espouse the idea, to urge caution or to engage in sceptical reflection. Relational Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis and Counselling: Appraisals and reappraisals presents clinical work of the highest standard in a way that is moving and draws the reader in. The more intellectual contributions are accessible and respectful, avoiding the polarising tendencies of the profession. At a time when there has been a decline in the provision and standing of the depth therapies across the globe, this book shows that, whatever the criticisms, there is still creative energy in the field. It is hoped that practitioners and students in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy counselling and counselling psychology will welcome this book for its cutting edge content and compassionate tone.

Spis treści

Part One. Mainly Celebrations. Loewenthal, The Magic of the Relational? An Introduction to Appraising and Reappraising Relational Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis and Counselling. Orbach, Democratizing Psychoanalysis. Haberline, Beloved. Nodelman, The Primal Silence. Cornell, The Intricate Intimacies of Psychotherapy and Questions of Self Disclosure. Anderson, Forgiveness – A Relational Process: Research and Reflections. Cowen-Jenssen, Mortality in the Consulting Room. Aron, Relational Psychotherapy in Europe: A View From Across the Atlantic. Ullman, Commentary on Special Issue of Relational Psychoanalysis in Europe: How is Dialogue Different? Part Two. Mainly Critiques. Carmeli, Blass, The Relational Turn in Psychoanalysis: Revolution or Regression? Parker, It’s the Stupid Relationship. Loewenthal, Relational Ethics: From Existentialism to Post-Existentialism. Sanders, Ordinary Stories of Intermingling of Worlds and Doing What is Right: A Person-Centred View. Strong, Staying in Dialogue with CBT. Hargaden, Relational as Theory? Relational as a Principle? Relational as a Symbol of Integration? Samuels, Shadows of the Therapy Relationship. Tudor, A Critical Commentary on ‘The Relational Turn’, Ross, The Relational: A Postmodern Meta-Narrative. Samuels, Afterword – The Personal Equation.