Object Relations Individual TherapyEmphasizing the transformational possibilities that grow out of their relational model of therapy, David E. and Jill Savege Scharff invite us into the territory of interactive journeys with individual patients in this latest entry in their Library of Object Relations. A synergistic mix of clarity and passion informs their review of principles and procedures to land us on the continent of self and object relations that each dyad will explore anew. Each journey touches the therapist in a different way, drawing on and challenging different capacities. Co-directors of the International Institute for Object Relations Therapy, the Scharffs authoritatively introduce the origins (Fairbairn, Klein, Winnicott, Bion), key tenets, and recent advances in the evolution of analytic theory into relational form. Their integral elucidation of clinical practice (structure, technique, case examples) affirms and actualizes their vision of transference and countertransference as collateral, reciprocal, subjective experiences. A contemporary classic. |
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