Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 898 g
Reihe: Tavistock Clinic Series
Explorations in a Paradigm
Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 898 g
Reihe: Tavistock Clinic Series
ISBN: 978-0-367-32698-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book revisits the theory of social systems as a defence against anxiety. It explores this theory as a generative paradigm, capable both of theoretical extension and of empirical application to different institutional settings.
Zielgruppe
Professional Practice & Development
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Weitere Infos & Material
Series Editor’s Preface -- Introduction: revisiting the paradigm -- Theoretical -- Obsessional–punitive defences in care systems: Menzies Lyth revisited -- Beyond identifying social defences: “working through” and lessons from people whispering -- A psycho-social perspective on social defences -- Social defences in the information age -- Defences against innovation: the conservation of vagueness -- Reconceptualizing social defences for the purpose of organizational change: causes, consequences, and the contribution of cultural theory -- Health and nursing -- Reflections on Isabel Menzies Lyth in the light of developments in nursing care -- “I’m beyond caring”: a response to the Francis Report -- Anxiety at the front line -- A partnership of policing and health systems: containing the dynamics of sexual violence -- Running the gauntlet of institutional defence: from the prison gate to the hospital wing -- The private sector -- Extreme work environments: beyond anxiety and social defence -- Corporate cultures and inner conflicts -- Defences against anxiety in the law -- Social welfare and education -- Spotlit: defences against anxiety in contemporary human service organizations -- Still not good enough! Must try harder: an exploration of social defences in schools -- Work discussion groups as a container for sexual anxieties in schools -- Social defences in nurseries and the contemporary value of the concept -- Projective identification and unconscious defences against anxiety: social work education, practice learning, and the fear of failure -- Unconscious defences against anxiety in a Youth Offending Service
