In this book, the case histories of Melanie Klein and her followers are scrutinised, to examine both what the clinicians were noticing in their patients, and how they conceptualized those processes.
The author draws on the experience of three decades as organizational consultant to a variety of institutions, employing approaches drawn from psychoanalysis, systems theory and the group relations movement.
This book is neither a textbook nor a critical dictionary but it can be used as both. Its main purpose is to allow... Læs mere
Isabel Menzies Lyth has formulated a way of thinking about social structures as forms of defence. The author extends her analytic range to cover themes of children in long-stay hospitals and day-care institutions, and the maternal role today.
This text is concerned with knowledge and how it is generated within complementary therapies: what kind of authority can be accorded to such knowledge; the nature of research agendas; and what ideas and skills are central to training and how they are transmitted.
An analysis of the recent exlposion of research and literature on the enhancement of self-esteem. On both theoretical and practical levels, the author defines self-esteem and how it can be developed or enhanced.
A distillation of the author's 25 years experience of working with children whose parents have divorced. A positive approach suggests interventions based on knowledge and understanding can greatly improve the situation for both children and their parents.
Looks at the social problems encountered by those involved in the adoption and fostering of children who have been sexually abused. This book includes chapters on recognizing the signs of sexual abuse, helping children talk about their experiences and support services available.
Applies poststructuralist and postmodern ideas to issues of health and health care to provide a radical re-think of how health is to be understood. This text... Læs mere
This text examines the emerging concerns about the export of trauma experts and counsellors to war-torn areas of the world. As well as presenting an analysis of present,... Læs mere