Analytical and Jungian psychology Books

Book SynopsisThis book examines the crucial role of psychoanalysis in understanding what AI means for us as speaking, sexed subjects. Drawing on Lacanian theory and recent clinical developments it explores what philosophy and critical theory of AI has hitherto neglected: enjoyment. Through the reconceptualization of Intelligence, the Artificial Object and the Sexual Abyss the book outlines the Sexbot as a figure who exists on the boundary of psychoanalysis and AI. Through this figure and the medium of film, the author subverts Kant’s three Enlightenment questions and guides readers to transition from asking 'Does it think?' to 'Can it enjoy?' The book will appeal in particular to students and scholars of psychoanalysis, philosophy, film and media studies, critical theory, feminist theory and AI research. Table of Contents​1 IntroductionPart I2 The Stupidity of Intelligence3 The Artificial Object4 The Sexual AbyssPart II5 What Can I Know? Artificial Enjoyment6 What Should I Do? Patipolitics: From Sade to Killian7 What Can I Hope For? Reproduction, Replication, Immortality8 Conclusion: What Is Man? Between Matheme and Anxiety

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Book SynopsisThis engaging and accessible textbook introduces psychodynamic theory in a way that helps readers better understand complex theories and how these can enrich their practice. Five chapters on classic theorists explore their life stories and the ideas, and are illustrated with captivating case studies. Contemporary developments relating to psychodynamic theory are explored, such as the links with neurobiology and how attachment shapes a baby's brain, and how to make sense of the anxieties contained in the organisations of hospitals and day care nurseries. It also examines psychodynamic evidence based theory and practiceAn insightful introduction to core psychodynamic theory, this refreshingly clear book is invaluable reading for all students, trainees and practitioners in counselling and psychotherapy, and of interest to those studying and working in the fields of nursing, social work and counselling psychology.Table of ContentsThe Value of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Freud: Where it all Started Klein: Mothers and Babies Winnicott: Holding Within Boundaries Bion: Knowing and Not Knowing Bowlby: Attachment and Separation Legacies I: From Freud to Feminism Legacies II: Developments in Attachment Practice

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Book SynopsisWhat can Jungian psychology contribute to understanding children and childhood?Childhood Re-imagined considers Carl Jung''s psychological approach to childhood and argues that his symbolic view deserves a place between the more traditional scientific and social-constructionist views of development. Divided into four sections this book covers: Jung on development theoretical and methodological discussion the Developmental School of analytical psychology towards a Jungian developmental psychology. This book discusses how Jung''s view of development in terms of individuation is relevant to child development, particularly the notion of regression and Jung''s distinction between the child archetype and the actual child. It shows how Jung''s understanding of the historically controversial notion of recapitulation differs from that of other psychologists of his time and aligns him with contemporary, post-modern critiques of devTrade Review"Shiho Main has given us the most important Jungian work on childhood in recent years. Unlike other writers she manages to bridge the 'developmental' and the symbolic archetypal and bring the concept of the child up-to-date socially and politically. Seldom is Jungian writing so comprehensive and informing. This is essential reading for psychotherapists, psychologists, trainees and everyone concerned with what 'childhood' means in our time." - Christopher Hauke, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Author of Jung and the Postmodern and Human Being Human, Culture and the Soul.Table of ContentsPart I: Jung on Development. Psychological Development. Regression. Symbolic Child Psychology. Part II: Theoretical and Methodological Discussions on Development. ‘Recapitulation’ and ‘Development’ in Analytical Psychology. Methodological Issues in Developmental Psychology and Analytical Psychology. Part III: The Developmental School of Analytical Psychology. Jung, Fordham, and the ‘Developmental School’. The Children’s Rights Movement and Fordham’s Work with Children. Part IV: Towards a Jungian Developmental Psychology. Jung as a Qualitative Psychologist. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers Jungian perspectives on social constructions of gender difference and explores how these feed into adult ways of relating within male-female relationships. Phil Goss places this discussion within an archetypal context drawing on the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk to consider the deep tension in western culture between the transcendent masculine and the immanent feminine.Offering both developmental and socio-cultural frameworks, areas of discussion include: the use of story and myth to understand gender Jungian and post-Jungian approaches: updating anima/animus working clinically with men, and with women the developmental pathways of gender difference power relations between men and women in the home. Men, Women and Relationships A Post-Jungian Approach will be a valuable resource for all those with an interest in analytical psychology including psychotherapists, psychoanalTable of ContentsIntroduction. Jack and the Beanstalk: Magic Beans and Angry Mothers. Gender Illusion, Gendered Reality. Gender Electrics: Eros, Thanatos and the Currents of the Past. Thanima. Thanimus. Climbing the Beanstalk: Personal and Collective Adolescence. Walking on Clouds: Male and Female Territories. Bringing the Giants Down from the Sky: Men, Women, Relationships and the Problem of Home.

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Book SynopsisThis book on sandplay therapy discusses this unique, creative and nonverbal approach to therapy. It focuses on the author's experiences in practice, research and teaching from both the US and Taiwan. Topics include: sandplay therapy research conducted in the US and Taiwan the importance of symbols in sandplay therapy overcoming depression and trauma through sandplay therapy. It is essential reading for all psychotherapists involved with sandplay therapy, as well as those working with minority groups and those with an interest in cross cultural psychotherapy.Selected Contents: Part I: Research Conducted in the United States. Part II: The Author's Sandplay Case Done in the United States. Part III: Study of the Symbol. Part IV: Author's Sandplay Research Done in Taiwan. Part V: Author's SandplaTrade Review"A must read for clinicians and researchers interested in the use of sandplay internationally." - Rie Rogers Mitchell, California State University, Northridge, USA and former President, Sandplay Therapists of America and Vice-President, International Society of Sandplay Therapy "Grace Hong followed her dream, and has brought sandplay to Taiwan. This book describes her experience, and the heroic task of serving as therapist, and then as teacher and supervisor to over a hundred professional people. She includes her own sandplay studies, her lens on the history of sandplay as a therapeutic modality and her research project with inner city children in Minneapolis. She is truly one of the pioneers in the development of sandplay." - Barbara Weller, from the Foreword"She is truly one of the pioneers in the development of Sandplay." - Play Therapy, Iss 64, Winter 2010-2011"A must read for clinicians and researchers interested in the use of sandplay internationally." - Rie Rogers Mitchell, California State University, Northridge, USA and former President, Sandplay Therapists of America and Vice-President, International Society of Sandplay Therapy "Grace Hong followed her dream, and has brought sandplay to Taiwan. This book describes her experience, and the heroic task of serving as therapist, and then as teacher and supervisor to over a hundred professional people. She includes her own sandplay studies, her lens on the history of sandplay as a therapeutic modality and her research project with inner city children in Minneapolis. She is truly one of the pioneers in the development of sandplay." - Barbara Weller, from the Foreword"There's more to sandplay than messing around in the sand. Sandplay Therapy: Research and Practice delves into what Sandplay is, explaining its value to psychotherapy and its connection to the Jungian discipline of psychology. Grace L. Hong draws on both her history in America and Taiwan to provide a contrasting perspective on the practice and what it can teach psychologists. A study of symbols and the subconscious, Sandplay Therapy is a core addition to any psychological studies community or college library collection, or for those who want to study this practice of psychotherapy." - The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsForeword by Katherine Bradway. Foreword By Chi Hui Jung. Foreword By Barbara Weller. Introduction. Part I: Research Conducted in the United States. Introduction. Literature Review. Method. Results and Discussion. Conclusion. Part II: The Author’s Sandplay Case Done in the United States. Introduction of the Case. Zana’s Sandplay Process. Summary. Part III: Study of the Symbol. Importance of Symbol in Sandplay Therapy. Study of Dragon as a Symbol. Part IV: Author’s Sandplay Research Done in Taiwan. Introduction. The Sandplay Outcome Study of 12 Professional Mental Health Workers. Part V: Author’s Sandplay Case Done in Taiwan. Introduction of the Case. Jade’s Sandplay Rebirth Process: From Darkness to Light. Summary.

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Book SynopsisJung's Red Book, finally published only in 2009, is a highly ambiguous text describing a succession of extraordinary visions, together with Jung's interpretation of them. Red Book, Middle Way offers a new interpretation of Jung's Red Book, in terms of the Middle Way, as a universal principle and embodied ethic, paralleled both in the Buddha's teachings and elsewhere. Jung explicitly discusses the Middle Way in the Red Book (although this has been largely ignored by scholars so far) as well as offering lots of material that can be understood in its terms. This book interprets the Red Book in relation to the archetypes met in its visions - the hero, the feminine, the Shadow, God and Christ, and follows Jung's process of integrating these different internal figures. To do this Jung needs to find the Middle Way between absolutes at every point, in a way similar to the Buddha.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Middle Way in the Red Book and the Buddha's Quest 2. God as Integrative Archetype 3. The Wise: Elijah and Philemon 4. Christ as the Middle Way 5. The Tree of Life and the Mandala 6. Integrating the Shadow 7. The Soul and the Anima 8. Death of the Hero 9. Embodied Meaning and the Scholars 10. Complaints of the Dead 11. Gnostic versus Agnostic 12. Towards a Jungian Integrative Ethic Conclusion

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Book SynopsisOn Becoming a Jungian Sandplay Therapist discusses the deep inner process of entering the sandplay profession and addresses important creative aspects of understanding and practising sandplay. It describes the current theory behind the approach and the roles of the therapist and the client, as well as exploring the healing potential of nature and the numinous in art and sandplay. It provides a detailed case study outlining the ten year sandplay process of an Israeli woman of North African origin, whose fear was transformed by creativity and emotional support. Later chapters look at symbols as containers of power, and discuss the use of individual sandplay in group sessions.Offering a unique creative and spiritual perspective of Jungian sandplay, this book will be an insightful resource for both novice and experienced sandplay therapists, as well as other therapists interested in sandplay training.Trade ReviewThis is a beautiful book: lyrical, creative, and absorbing. I highly recommend it. -- Rie Rogers Mitchell, PhD, President, International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST)Lenore Steinhardt's valuable overview of each of the components that create both sandplay therapy and the sandplay therapist helps broaden understanding of the roots from which sandplay has grown. Her personal reflections, as well as case studies, offer both theoretical and practical understanding of this therapy. In addition, her perspective on the natural world as mirrored in sandplay therapy adds another important dimension to this work. -- Judy D. Zappacosta, MFT, CST-T, International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST), Sandplay Therapists of America (STA)This book, based on expert knowledge gained through a lifetime of personal experience, impressively combines Jungian analysis and art therapy in sandplay. It also emphasizes the benefits of long-term cooperation and collaboration of colleagues in sandplay. It is a treasure for all sandplay therapists, students, as well as experienced and advanced experts and teachers. -- Ulrike Hinsch, PhD, CST-T, pediatrician and psychotherapist in private practice, Board and teaching member of the International (ISST) and the German (DGST) Societies of Sandplay TherapyOn Becoming a Jungian Sandplay Therapist showcases Lenore Steinhardt's ability to 'fish alone' and to bring clarity to the complexities of Jungian sandplay. In this book she explores her personal journey as a sandplay practitioner and offers the reader useful insights gained through years of experience. Making reference to the fisherman as symbol, she observes the following: 'He represents a state of constant expectation and not-knowing, and sudden fulfilment, holding the tension of the opposites.' As does she, hooking us into her journey through the diversity of her reflections. -- Maggie Baron, CST-T, British and Irish Sandplay Society (BISS) and International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST)Lenore Steinhardt's work with sandplay is beautifully displayed in this book, which is not only important from a technical point of view, but also makes it easy to enter into contact with the symbolic world. She integrates all of the roots of Jungian analysis, as well as her own natural insight, into her sandplay work. Her Jungian understanding is incorporated in the freedom of her approach to the patient's problem, which enables a kind of 'magical' attitude that may remind the reader of shamanic behavior. -- Dr.Milvia Talamini, IAAP, CST-T, Jungian analyst and International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST) sandplay teacherTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. Introduction: Sandplay and Transitions. 1. On Becoming a Sandplay Therapist: An Overview of What We Might Meet on the Way. 2. Delphine: The Influence of Moroccan Jewish Mystical Belief on the Survival and Sandplay Process of an Israeli Woman. 3. Numinosity and Healing in Sandplay in Nature and in the Clinic. 4. Following the Fisherman Image in Sandplay: Introduction: The Life of a Room, a Sandtray and Objects. 5. The Symbolism of Sea Shells in Jungian Sandplay: Symbolic Ties to Ancestral Veneration of Shells in Rites of Fertility, Birth, Burial and Renewal. 6. Sandplay Day: Individual Sandplay in Groups for Sandplay Therapists. Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book Synopsis'Donfrancesco examines artistic experience with the eye of an analyst, and analytic experience with the eye of an artist. His writing is involved, understood and practised as an operation, a process which, particularly through the use of image, seeks to merge the individual and the general, subjective and objective, the psychological and the spiritual. Beauty, for him, is the aim of all art; a beauty that mobilises Eros through the active myth-defining elements in a work of art, including the most contemporary creation, and thus supports the exchange of aesthetic emotion.' - Christian Gaillard, PhD, Jungian psychoanalyst, former president of the International Association for Analytical PsychologyTrade Review'An interest in painting and poetry, and the particular slant on them that might be called the 'philology of the emotions', has preceded and to some extent shaped, even more than my medical studies, my approach to psychoanalysis, for it has been my means of access to the soul, or rather, to 'soul-making'. In more recent years, following the work of my painter friends, watching the appearance of unexpected images or the alteration of familiar ones, seeing their pictures before they are fi nished, recognizing in them the uncertainties, the changes of mind, sometimes even the signs of failure, and talking quietly about the teaching of the masters, cherishing their memory with devotion, has been a powerful lesson. This intimacy with the gestation of their paintings and with the dramatic aspects of their work has introduced me, in an almost tangible way, to the action of the 'Imaginal ego', as Hillman has called it, of that aspect of the ego complex that shares the life of images. In fact the imaginal ego is, like the artist, a mediator of images. It takes in their value and significance, translates them into the awareness of the ego, and allows this to look at the reality of the soul as a living entity, to experience it with the emotional warmth of the imagination.'- From the Author's Introduction'Donfrancesco's book presents the reader with interwoven dimensions of scholarly, imagistic and analytical perspectives which produce a unique approach to the basic nature and functions of the psyche which, at the same time, has clinical relevance. The different themes culminate in the emergence of a fresh definition of analysis as the activity which dissolves fossilised structures so that they would die a natural death; only then new and more appropriate images may be reborn to facilitate the development of personality.'- Renos K. Papadopoulos, PhD, Jungian psychoanalyst, professor of Analytical Psychology, the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, and consultant clinical psychologist and systemic family psychotherapist, the Tavistock Clinic, LondonTable of ContentsPreface -- Introduction -- Separation and Memory -- In the Garden of Venus -- The Imaginal Action -- Towards a Living Reality -- Life Inside Death -- In the Interregnum -- The Longing for a Mentor -- Unity in Multiplicity -- The Experience of Beauty -- The Care of Art -- Memory of the Invisible

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Book SynopsisIn 1915, C G Jung and his psychiatrist colleague, Hans Schmid-Guisan, began a correspondence through which they hoped to understand and codify fundamental individual differences of attention and consciousness. This volume provides an historical grounding for those who work with, or are interested in, Jungian psychology and psychological typology.Trade Review"The English text is a pleasure to read, with plenty of clarifying notes. Readers will enjoy the informality of the exchange, its intellectual depth, and the humanity of Jung and Schmid-Guisan. This important addition to the history of modern psychology will engage and inform interested nonspecialists."--E. James Lieberman, Library Journal "The Question of Psychological Types is a welcome addition to anyone who would seek to understand the framework of psychological types better in its philosophical and historical context. The publishers have done a good job of putting the book into a good, clean format and have equipped the text with a generous, even lavish, amount of footnotes. Readers who will want to know more about the practical application of typology and the types will not find much to interest them here, but to readers who want to be acquainted with the historical process that spawned Psychological Types, this volume is quite simply a mandatory read."--Celebrity Types "Beebe and Falzeder provide a fascinating, scientifically important look into the development of Jung's seminal work on psychological types. Unlike works that stress how one can understand the typology and the implications of being a 'certain type,' this volume illuminates the early development, discussion, and refinement of the ideas... A must-read for scholars and enthusiasts of Jung and an excellent 'reader' for understanding the scientific enterprise prior to the development print and online journals and formal review procedures."--Choice "We now have the opportunity to read and study this very significant correspondence with the addition of the excellent introduction and annotations which the co-editors have produced and have our knowledge and understanding of Jung's psychological types greatly deepened, expanded and enriched."--Peter Kenney, Journal of Analytical Psychology "The letters themselves have been brilliantly edited with very helpful annotations that provide for the reader some greater insight into the detailed arguments and allusions contained in this correspondence."--Peter Kenney, Journal of Analytical PsychologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Illustration of First Page of 7 J, 4 September 1915 viii Illustration of First Page of 12 S, 17/18 December 1915 ix Introduction 1 John Beebe and Ernst Falzeder Translator's Note 33 CORRESPONDENCE *1 J (4 June 1915) 39 *2 S (24 June 1915) 48 *3 J (undated) 55 *4 S (6 July 1915) 63 *5 J (undated) 74 *6 S (29 August 1915) 87 *7 J (4 September 1915) 100 *8 S (28 September 1915) 115 *9 J (6 November 1915) 131 *10 S (1-7 December 1915) 143 *11 S (11-14 December 1915) 148 *12 S (17-18 December 1915) 152 *13 S (6 January 1916) 155 APPENDIX * Summary of Jung's First Three Letters 159 * Jung's Obituary of Hans Schmid - Guisan 169 Bibliography 171 Index 179

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Book SynopsisPublished with the support of the Philemon Foundation. This book is part of the Philemon Series of the Philemon Foundation.--Title page.Trade Review"Both Nerval's Aurélia and Jung's commentary on it are of great interest not only to analytical psychology and literary studies but more widely to anyone interested in the central mythical pattern of modern times, the creative descent journey. The organization of this edition in the form of a creative descent from editor's introduction to commentaries to Aurélia itself makes it wonderfully useful to a reader wishing to fathom Nerval's enigmatic text."—Michael Dolzani, coeditor of the Unpublished Notebooks of Northrop Frye"On Psychological and Visionary Art brings to publication a significant lecture by Jung, and provides readers with the context to understand Jung's argument and its importance. The lecture is rich in cultural reference and allusion. Jung himself described the memoir under discussion as being of extraordinary magnitude, and the interpretation he offers at this late stage in his intellectual development represents his mature system at work."—Paul Bishop, author of Analytical Psychology and German Classical Aesthetics"Scholars of Jung's thought will be grateful to have Jung's lecture available, to see the fascinating parallels between Nerval's experiences and those Jung documents in The Red Book, and to study the distinctions between psychological and visionary modes as well as Jung's further reflections on art. This book is a valuable contribution to Jungian studies."—Beth Darlington, Vassar CollegeTable of ContentsIllustrations vii Acknowledgments xi Permissions xiii One Introduction 1 Craig E. Stephenson Two Jung's Abstract on Nerval from The Symbolic Life 49 (Collected Works, Volume 18) Three Jung's Lecture on Gerard de Nerval at the Psychology Club, 1945 51 Four Minutes of the Discussion Following the 1945 Lecture 79 Five Jung's Notes to the 1942 Lecture 89 Six Jung's First Notes on Nerval's Aurelia, 1942 107 Seven Nerval's Aurelia (1855) 119 Translated by Richard Sieburth (1999); illustrations by Alfred Kubin (1910) References 197 Index 201

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Book Synopsis"Published with support of the Philemon Foundation this book is part of the Philemon series of the Philemon Foundation."Trade Review"Erich Neumann's place in the history of analytical psychology may finally find the positive reassessment it deserves via this collection of his correspondence with Carl Jung... Perhaps most importantly, these letters allow us to see a mutually enriching exchange of ideas that formed a significant, though underappreciated, passage of intellectual history. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the theoretical origins of psychoanalysis."--Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction xi I. The First Encounter xi II. C. G. Jung in the 1930s xiv III. Correspondence between Palestine and Zurich, 1934-40 xviii Zionism, the Jewish People, and Palestine xviii The Earth Archetype xx Discussing Anti-Semitism xxi Kirsch-Neumann Controversy xxvii The Rosenthal Review xxviii Last Time in Zurich xxx IV. The Long Interval, 1940-45 xxxii V. Correspondence between Israel and Zurich, 1945-60 xxxiv In Touch with Europe Again xxxiv Coming Back to Switzerland xxxvii Enemies in Zurich: The New Ethic xlii Partial Reconciliation with Zurich l Late Recognition liv VI. The Legacy of Erich Neumann lv Editorial Remarks lix Translator's Note lxi List of Letters 1 Correspondence 7 Appendix I 355 Appendix II 361 Bibliography 371 Index 411

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Book SynopsisIn 1915, C. G. Jung and his psychiatrist colleague, Hans Schmid-Guisan, began a correspondence through which they hoped to codify fundamental individual differences of attention and consciousness. Their ambitious dialogue, focused on the opposition of extraversion and introversion, demonstrated the difficulty of reaching a shared awareness of diffeTrade Review"The English text is a pleasure to read, with plenty of clarifying notes. Readers will enjoy the informality of the exchange, its intellectual depth, and the humanity of Jung and Schmid-Guisan. This important addition to the history of modern psychology will engage and inform interested nonspecialists."--E. James Lieberman, Library Journal "The Question of Psychological Types is a welcome addition to anyone who would seek to understand the framework of psychological types better in its philosophical and historical context. The publishers have done a good job of putting the book into a good, clean format and have equipped the text with a generous, even lavish, amount of footnotes. Readers who will want to know more about the practical application of typology and the types will not find much to interest them here, but to readers who want to be acquainted with the historical process that spawned Psychological Types, this volume is quite simply a mandatory read."--Celebrity Types "Beebe and Falzeder provide a fascinating, scientifically important look into the development of Jung's seminal work on psychological types. Unlike works that stress how one can understand the typology and the implications of being a 'certain type,' this volume illuminates the early development, discussion, and refinement of the ideas... A must-read for scholars and enthusiasts of Jung and an excellent 'reader' for understanding the scientific enterprise prior to the development print and online journals and formal review procedures."--Choice "We now have the opportunity to read and study this very significant correspondence with the addition of the excellent introduction and annotations which the co-editors have produced and have our knowledge and understanding of Jung's psychological types greatly deepened, expanded and enriched."--Peter Kenney, Journal of Analytical Psychology "The letters themselves have been brilliantly edited with very helpful annotations that provide for the reader some greater insight into the detailed arguments and allusions contained in this correspondence."--Peter Kenney, Journal of Analytical PsychologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Illustration of First Page of 7 J, 4 September 1915 viii Illustration of First Page of 12 S, 17/18 December 1915 ix Introduction 1 John Beebe and Ernst Falzeder Translator's Note 33 CORRESPONDENCE *1 J (4 June 1915) 39 *2 S (24 June 1915) 48 *3 J (undated) 55 *4 S (6 July 1915) 63 *5 J (undated) 74 *6 S (29 August 1915) 87 *7 J (4 September 1915) 100 *8 S (28 September 1915) 115 *9 J (6 November 1915) 131 *10 S (1-7 December 1915) 143 *11 S (11-14 December 1915) 148 *12 S (17-18 December 1915) 152 *13 S (6 January 1916) 155 APPENDIX * Summary of Jung's First Three Letters 159 * Jung's Obituary of Hans Schmid - Guisan 169 Bibliography 171 Index 179

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Book SynopsisSchweizer guides the reader through the Amduat, offering a psychological interpretation of its principal textual and iconographic elements. He draws on Jungian archetypes to identify similar expressions about the afterlife in other world cultures.Trade ReviewThe Sungod's Journey Through the Netherworldis a unique examination of the Egyptian concept of the afterlife. It provides a window into the thought processes of this ancient civilization and their mythology.. Indeed this book opens new possibilities for examining the psychological foundations of ancient mythologies and the texts that describe them. -- Robert D. Bates * Near East Archaeological Bulletin *

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Book SynopsisDesigned for master's level and doctoral students, as well as school counselors, play therapists, and private practitioners, the book covers the theoretical underpinnings of depth psychology while highlighting easy-to-understand case studies from Green's own practice to illustrate Jungian play therapy applications at work.Trade ReviewPractitioners wanting to learn more about JPT and the utilisation of the expressive arts will find this book informative, engaging and practical. The author communicates a rich repertoire of knowledge in the field of JPT and this is translated through the use of experiential applications which navigate the reader in a narrative style or writing. -- Jenny Lord APPTA NewsletterTable of ContentsForeword, by John AllanPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart One: Jungian Play Therapy: Theory1. Identifying the Self-Healing Archetype2. Archetypes and Mythic Dimensions in Child PsychotherapyPart Two: Jungian Play Therapy: Interventions3. Sandplay4. Spontaneous Drawings5. Expressive ArtsPart Three: Jungian Play Therapy: Applications6. With Children Affected by Sexual Abuse7. With Adolescents Who Have ADHD8. With Bereaved Children9. With a Child Who Is Diagnosed with AutismAfterword: Integrative Jungian Play Therapy: Synthesizing Trauma, Transformation, and TranscendenceAppendix: Specialized Training: Becoming a Sandplay TherapistReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisA journey from before birth through childhood, teenage years, and adulthood to old age, guided by imaginary friends, higher dimensional beings, archangels, and Carl Jung.

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