Social Work and the Legacy of Freud
Psychoanalysis and Its Uses
Published on 31. August 1988
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-333-39781-7 (ISBN)
Description
An attempt to reassert the fundamental importance of the Freudian legacy for human self-understanding and the practice of welfare. The authors address core themes such as the scientific base of psychoanalysis, its place within a wider social theory, new developments in therapeutic practice and the increasing attention paid to psychoanalysis within contemporary feminism. They assess the practical applications of psychoanalytical thinking to a range of social work activities and includes topics such as child abuse and eating disorders.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
397 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-39781-7 (9780333397817)
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Content
Part 1 Psychoanalysis and its social contexts: psychoanalysis and social theory, Robert Bocock; psychoanalysis - the third culture?, Stephen Wilson; feminism, social work and psychoanalysis, Janet Sayers; Part 2 Varieties of practice: a psychoanalytic approach to the work of an area team, Celia Downes; a psychoanalytic perspective on family therapy, Catherine Crowther; understanding bulimia - a feminist psychoanalytic account of women's eating problems, Mira Dana and Marilyn Lawrence; casework as dialogue, Laurence Spurling; counter-transference in a case conference - resistance and rejection in work with abusing families and their children, Roger Bacon; thinking about feelings in group care, John Simmonds.