Nicholls / Cunningham-Piergrossi / de Sena-Gibertoni Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy

Symbolic, Relational and Transformative
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-51184-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Divided into three overarching themes, theory, application andresearch, this cutting edge book explores the influence ofpsychoanalytic theories on occupational therapy practice andthinking. It incorporates a new conceptual model (the MOVI) toguide practice, which uses psychoanalysis as a theoreticalfoundation for understanding therapeutic relationships and the'doing' that takes place in clinical practice.
Using practice models and incorporating many clinically appliedexamples in different occupational therapy settings, thisintroductory text to psychoanalytic theory will appeal to studentsand practising clinical and academic occupational therapistsworldwide and from different fields of practice from paediatricsand physical disability to older adult care and mentalhealth.
* The first book in fifty years to concentrate entirely on apsychoanalytic approach to occupational therapy
* Distills cutting edge theory into clinically relevantguidance
* Features clinical examples throughout, showing the linksbetween psychoanalytic theory and occupational therapypractice
* Written by an experienced international team of authors

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nicholls, Lindsey

Cunningham-Piergrossi, Julie

de Sena-Gibertoni, Carolina

Daniel, Margaret

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Sheena Blair vii
Foreword by Paul Hoggett ix
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
Section 1 Psychoanalytic Theory Interwoven with OccupationalTherapy 13
2 The 'Therapeutic Use of Self' in OccupationalTherapy 15
3 An Occupational Therapy Perspective on Freud, Klein and Bion32
4 The Function of 'Doing' in the Intermediate Space:Donald Winnicott and Occupational Therapy 57
5 Beyond Bowlby: Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment 68
6 Re-awakening Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy:From Gail Fidler to Here 87
Section 2 Psychoanalytic Occupational Therapy: A RelationalPractice Model and Illuminating Theory in Clinical Practice103
7 MOVI: A Relational Model in Occupational Therapy 105
8 Let the Children Speak 128
9 Working with Difference 145
Section 3 Further Psychoanalytic Thinking: Research andTraining 163
10 Psychoanalytic Thinking in Research 165
11 Understanding the Use of Emotional Content in Therapy UsingOccupational Therapists' Narratives 186
12 Training Experiences to Develop Psychoanalytic Thinking202
13 The Relational Space of Supervision 222
Index 239

Über Autor(innen)

Lindsey Nicholls, PhD, is a lecturer at Brunel University, London, UK. Her doctorial study used psychoanalytic theory to explore the symbolic and relational encounters between occupational therapists and their clients in acute medical settings.
Julie Cunningham-Piergrossi is a psychoanalytically trained occupational therapist, Milan, Italy.
Carolina de Sena-Gibertoni is a psychoanalytically trained occupational therapist, Milan, Italy.
Margaret Daniel is a Clinical Specialist OT in Psychotherapy working in a NHS Psychotherapy Clinic in Glasgow, Scotland and is a senior accredited counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.