Description
This module studiesÌýthe application of psychoanalytic concepts in clinical work with children and families, in the discipline of child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy.Ìý While the approach inÌýthe first term module (Psychoanalytic Theories of Infancy and the Child-Caregiver relationship)Ìýwas to study theory from the point of view of each key thinker, in this second term we will take a different approach, focussing on aspects of a psychoanalytic psychotherapy approach, to see how the ideas of the key thinkers and others have been taken up and are drawn upon, with adaptations and developments, in contemporary clinical practice.ÌýÌýÌý
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Learning outcomesÌý
The learning outcomes for this term are to critically consider key questions about the application of psychoanalytic ideas to clinical practice with children and young people:Ìý
- The connections between theory-building and clinical experience.Ìý
- The particular focus in clinical work upon unconscious phenomena within the therapist-patient relationship.Ìý
- The importance of considering diversity and difference in relation to psychoanalytic clinical work.Ìý
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This module follows ‘Psychoanalytic Theories of Caregiver-Child Relationship’ module.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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