Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy [Paperback]

Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapyincorporates recent innovations in developmental theory and research into our understanding of the nature of change in child psychotherapy. Diverse psychoanalytic ideas and individual styles are represented, challenging the historical allegiance in analytic child therapy to particular, and so often singular, schools of thought. Each of the distinguished contributors offers a conceptually grounded and clinically rich account of child development, addressing topics such as refl ective functioning, the role of play, dreaming, trauma and neglect, the development of recognition and mutuality, autism, adoption, and non- binary conceptions of gender. Extended clinical vignettes offer the reader clear vision into the convergence of theory and practice, demonstrating the potential of psychoanalytic psychotherapy to move child development forward. This book will appeal to all practicing mental health professionals.

Introduction Andrew Harlem, Ph.D. Section I: Infant Research, Reflective Functioning and Mutual Regulation Chapter 1 Being-With: From infancy through philosophy to psychoanalysis Bruce Reis, Ph.D. Chapter 2 How We Know How to Be with Others: Infant-parent psychotherapy for early indicators of autism spectrum disorders Barbara Kalmanson, Ph.D. Chapter 3 Trauma and Attachment: Clinical techniques to enhance reflective functioning Miriam Steele, Ph.D. Chapter 4 Neglect and its Neglect: Developmental science, psychoanalytic thinking and countertransference vitality Graham Music, Ph.D. Section II: Play, Dreaming, and the Growth of Mind Chapter 5 The Universe of Play: Technique in contemporary child therapy Peter Carnochan, Ph.D. Chapter 6 The Analyst as Dreaming Filmmaker Antonio Ferro & Elena MlC1