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Title Relational psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and counselling appraisals and reappraisals / edited by Del Loewenthal and Andrew Samuels
Published Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014

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Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Permissions; Acknowledgements; Part I: Mainly celebrations; 1. The magic of the relational? An introduction to appraising and reappraising relational psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and counselling; References; 2. Democratizing psychoanalysis; Relational routes in (mainly) British psychoanalysis; Routes to relational psychoanalysis from radical movements; Democracy in the consulting room; Example 1; Example 2; Example 3; How we become human; Living as enactment
Therapeutic neutrality and the relational analystHarvey; The therapist's subjectivity; Therapeutic neutrality; Self-disclosure; Dependency and recognition; The democratization of fee structures; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3. Beloved; Notes; References; 4. The primal silence; Beginning; Theoretical considerations; Family history; The work; Parting words; Postscript; References; 5. The intricate intimacies of psychotherapy and questions of self-disclosure; References; 6. Forgiveness -- a relational process: Research and reflections; Introduction; Literature review; Religion and culture
Psychoanalytic writingForgiveness in the consulting room; Psychology, neuroscience and evolution; Forgiveness -- positive or negative?; Forgiveness and revenge; Research methodology; Results; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 7. Mortality in the consulting room; References; 8. Relational psychotherapy in Europe: A view from across the Atlantic; References; 9. Commentary on relational psychoanalysis in Europe: How is this dialogue different?; References; Part II: Mainly critiques; 10. The relational turn in psychoanalysis: Revolution or regression?; Introduction
What is relational about relational psychoanalysis?Why the relational view is not revolutionary; Note; References; 11. It's the stupid relationship; Introduction; Signifiers of transference; Relations and empty signifiers; Ensembles of power; Dialectics of authority; Politics of the personal; Conclusions; References; 12. Relational ethics: From existentialism to post-existentialism; Introduction; Why Levinas?; Some implications of post-modernism for psychological therapeutic relationships; 'To be or not to be?' is the wrong question; Greek versus Hebraic: Autonomy versus heteronomy
So we encourage the 'me first' rather than the 'other first'The psychological therapies as ethical practices; References; 13. Ordinary stories of intermingling of worlds and doing what is right: A person-centred view; Introduction; Are relationships effective?; What minimal conditions must be met so that relational therapy is possible?; What is the active ingredient in relational work?; Why are relational approaches apparently politically unpopular?; Conclusion; References; 14. Staying in dialogue with CBT; Introduction; CBT's diverging conversations; CBT as dialogue?
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index
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Subject Interpersonal psychotherapy.
Psychotherapist and patient.
Interpersonal relations.
Medical personnel and patient.
Interpersonal Relations
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychotherapy -- methods
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Medical personnel and patient
Interpersonal psychotherapy
Interpersonal relations
Psychotherapist and patient
Form Electronic book
Author Loewenthal, Del, 1947- editor.
Samuels, Andrew, editor
ISBN 9781317683575
1317683579
9781315774152
1315774151
9781306787314
1306787319
Other Titles Relational psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and counseling appraisals and reappraisals