Building on Bion: Roots and Branches
Two volume set
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 15. November 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-1-84310-731-6 (ISBN)
Description
The enduring influence of Bion's work - the many rich applications of his ideas to group psychology, organizational dynamics and group therapy in the present day and looking to the future - is the central theme of this book. Chapters by distinguished international contributors from the fields of psychoanalysis, group analysis, management consultancy and social science cover work with large groups, Bion and the Tavistock conferences, and his ideas about thinking and learning, dreams and mentality. They clearly demonstrate Bion's originality and passion as he sought the distinctive essence of psychoanalytic learning and how such a pursuit and such learning can be shared and advanced. This is a collection of original and insightful papers which, along with its companion volume Building on Bion: Roots, deepens understanding of Bion's contributions to theory and practice, and is invaluable to those who work with groups, in both therapeutic and management contexts.
Reviews / Votes
This book has contributions, largely related to group analysis, from an international selection of well-known group analysts, psychologists, psychiatrists and academics. There is a very clear overview and precis of Bions's thoughts by James Grotstein followed by ten chapters each developing an aspect of Bion's ideas and work'. -- Journal of Analytical Psychology, 2004, 49, 455-464 Intended to deepen understanding of Bion's significant contributions in addition to assisting practitioners in the field of group analysis, these volumes constitute an impressive tribute to Bion, his work, and its current and future applications. -- Hamilton Alumni ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84310-731-6 (9781843107316)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Malcolm Pines is a group analyst and psychoanalyst, a founder member of the Institute of Group Analysis and the editor of the International Library of Group Analysis. He has published widely and was the editor of Bion and Group Psychotherapy. Robert M. Lipgar is a clinical psychologist in private practice and Clinical Professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He is a Fellow in the A.K. Rice Institute and a Life Fellow in the American Group Psychotherapy Association.
Content
Preface, Malcolm Pines and Robert M. Lipgar. Introduction, James Grotstein, UCLA, USA. Part I: Working with Groups. 1. Bion's Legacy to Median and Large Groups, Mark F. Ettin, psychotherapist, USA. 2. The Large Group and its Conductor, Gerhard Wilke, group analyst, UK. Part II: Application: Putting Bion's Ideas to Work. 3. From Groups to Group Relations: Bion's Contribution to the Tavistock 'Leicester' Conferences, Mannie Sher, Tavistock Institute. 4. Alcoholics Anonymous as Medical Treatment for Alcoholism: A Group-analytic Perspective on How it Works, Jeffrey D. Roth, psychiatrist, USA. 5. 'Attacks on Linking' and 'Alpha Function' as Two Opposite Elements in the Dynamics of Organizations, Hanna Biran, Tel Aviv University, Israel. 6. Learning at the Edges between Knowing and Not-knowing: 'Translating' Bion, Robert French and Peter Simpson, University of the West of England. 7. Narcissism v. Social-ism Governing Thinking in Social Systems, Gordon Lawrence. Part III: Bion as Pioneer in Thinking, Learning and Transmitting Knowledge. 8. Transcending the Caesura: The Road Towards Insight - from Experiences in Groups to A Memoir of the Future, Lia Pistiner de Cortinas, psychoanalyst, Argentina. 9. 'So you want to write a fugue?' Wilfred R. Bion with Glenn Gould, Jacqueline P. Colombier, analyst, France. 10. Preconception and Realisation: A Constant Conjunction of Theory and Measurement, Steven R. Brown, Kent State University, USA. References. Index.