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Between Therapists: The Processing of Transference/Countertransference Material
Contributor(s): Robbins, Arthur (Author)
ISBN: 1853028320     ISBN-13: 9781853028328
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $37.95  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 2000
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Annotation: Demonstrates the importance of countertransference reactions as sources of information and understanding of patient/therapist interactions, through analysis of transcriptions of group supervision sessions. Lacks a subject index.
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy - General
- Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis
- Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior
Dewey: 616.891
LCCN: 99043193
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.19" W x 9.16" (0.97 lbs) 240 pages
 
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Arthur Robbins demonstrates how important countertransference reactions are as sources of information and understanding of patient/therapist interactions. For many therapists, forming supervisory/integration groups provides a means of articulating countertransference issues which allows for self-exploration, investigation and understanding. Robbins presents transcriptions of some of these group supervision sessions, which emphasize the mixture of cognitive and affective organization which the therapist is continually exploring with the patient. He examines the issues that are raised in each session, highlighting the difficulty for the therapist of maintaining objective emotional distance from the patient while remaining receptive, and the complex issue of how much of the therapist's own personality should be permitted to emerge during the therapeutic relationship. A special chapter addresses teh complex countertransference issues that specifically apply to creative art therapy.