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This book sets out a new model for psychodynamic supervision, designed around relational psychoanalytic theory and practice. It emphasizes the development of the self of the therapist and working directly with the emergent therapeutic relationship.

Building on Barsnessâs seminal Core Competencies of Relational Psychoanalysis text, this book is grounded in those theoretical competencies. The author offers what he calls the MAMAL method of supervisionâ(Mâmuse; Aâaffect; Mâmetabolization; Aâarticulation; and Lâlearning), a method that privileges (1) affect over cognition, (2) the use of the therapistâs subjectivity as the primary portal to the patientâs internal and interpersonal world, (3) the immersion of the supervisorâs subjectivity in the supervisory process, and (4) viewing the patient as a muse rather than an object of assessment. The MAMAL method approach enriches the supervisory experience and enhances the therapeutic process, fostering a therapeutic climate wh

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/30/2024
      ISBN13: 9781032871653, 978-1032871653
      ISBN10: 1032871652
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      Book Synopsis

      This book sets out a new model for psychodynamic supervision, designed around relational psychoanalytic theory and practice. It emphasizes the development of the self of the therapist and working directly with the emergent therapeutic relationship.

      Building on Barsnessâs seminal Core Competencies of Relational Psychoanalysis text, this book is grounded in those theoretical competencies. The author offers what he calls the MAMAL method of supervisionâ(Mâmuse; Aâaffect; Mâmetabolization; Aâarticulation; and Lâlearning), a method that privileges (1) affect over cognition, (2) the use of the therapistâs subjectivity as the primary portal to the patientâs internal and interpersonal world, (3) the immersion of the supervisorâs subjectivity in the supervisory process, and (4) viewing the patient as a muse rather than an object of assessment. The MAMAL method approach enriches the supervisory experience and enhances the therapeutic process, fostering a therapeutic climate wh

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