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Book SynopsisThis book is the first to use psychoanalysis as a basis for exploring how occupational therapists do their work, and it incorporates a new conceptual model to guide practice. The authors emphasize the role of the unconscious in all that people do and are, and argue that activities (or occupations) are simultaneously real (i.e.
Trade Review"This is a valuable book in stimulating our thinking around psychoanalytic theory and how this can be embraced into occupational therapy practice. It provides many references to seminal materials and the reader should explore these for a greater breadth of understanding." (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1 April 2014)
Table of ContentsForeword by Sheena Blair vii
Foreword by Paul Hoggett ix
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
Section 1 Psychoanalytic Theory Interwoven with Occupational Therapy 13
2 The ‘Therapeutic Use of Self’ in Occupational Therapy 15
3 An Occupational Therapy Perspective on Freud, Klein and Bion 32
4 The Function of ‘Doing’ in the Intermediate Space: Donald Winnicott and Occupational Therapy 57
5 Beyond Bowlby: Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment 68
6 Re-awakening Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy: From Gail Fidler to Here 87
Section 2 Psychoanalytic Occupational Therapy: A Relational Practice Model and Illuminating Theory in Clinical Practice 103
7 MOVI: A Relational Model in Occupational Therapy 105
8 Let the Children Speak 128
9 Working with Difference 145
Section 3 Further Psychoanalytic Thinking: Research and Training 163
10 Psychoanalytic Thinking in Research 165
11 Understanding the Use of Emotional Content in Therapy Using Occupational Therapists’ Narratives 186
12 Training Experiences to Develop Psychoanalytic Thinking 202
13 The Relational Space of Supervision 222
Index 239
