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As in raising children, in which each unique parent and child pair
emerges from the ongoing, mutually influencing relationship, so it
is with therapists and patients. Peter Buirski argues that
intersubjectivity is founded on two assumptions: First, our
moment-by-moment experience of ourselves and the world emerges
within a dynamic, fluid context of others; and, second, that we can
never observe things as they exist in isolation. It follows, then,
that therapy is not a search for some objective truth, but what is
most helpful is the quality of the relationship constructed in
therapy, the personal engagement of patient and therapist.
Practicing intersubjectively produces an understanding and
appreciation of process. Time pressures or goal-directedness do not
promote unfolding and illuminating. Patients are striving for
health, attempting to correct disappointing, destructive, or
traumatizing experiences with their original caregivers, and long
for an antidote to ward off such painful affects as shame or
self-loathing. From the intersubjective perspective, resistance, or
attempts to thwart the therapist's efforts, may be seen as healthy
striving for self-protection. Demonstrating these points with vivid
clinical examples, Buirski discusses the key aspects of the
relational model and offers clear and practical guidelines for
therapists.
As in raising children, in which each unique parent and child pair
emerges from the ongoing, mutually influencing relationship, so it
is with therapists and patients. Peter Buirski argues that
intersubjectivity is founded on two assumptions: First, our
moment-by-moment experience of ourselves and the world emerges
within a dynamic, fluid context of others; and, second, that we can
never observe things as they exist in isolation. It follows, then,
that therapy is not a search for some objective truth, but what is
most helpful is the quality of the relationship constructed in
therapy, the personal engagement of patient and therapist.
Practicing intersubjectively produces an understanding and
appreciation of process. Time pressures or goal-directedness do not
promote unfolding and illuminating. Patients are striving for
health, attempting to correct disappointing, destructive, or
traumatizing experiences with their original caregivers, and long
for an antidote to ward off such painful affects as shame or
self-loathing. From the intersubjective perspective, resistance, or
attempts to thwart the therapist's efforts, may be seen as healthy
striving for self-protection. Demonstrating these points with vivid
clinical examples, Buirski discusses the key aspects of the
relational model and offers clear and practical guidelines for
therapists.
It has been 35 years since the publication of Heinz Kohut's
monumental book, The Analysis of the Self, in 1971, and in this
period self psychology has undergone a vibrant and exciting
evolution that has significantly influenced and expanded the range
of psychoanalytic thinking. While undergoing this change, self
psychology has kept the developmental importance of self-object
relatedness and the primacy of subjective experience as central
tenets of the theory. But where other theories of mind can tend to
stagnate and resist innovations that transcend their founding
figure, Kohut's self psychology continues to grow in depth,
complexity and richness. Indeed one of the great strengths of the
self psychology movement has been the openness of the succeeding
generations to push the theoretical envelope to entertain, examine
and integrate new understandings and perspectives. New Developments
in Self Psychology Practice gives voice to many of these
developments, reflected in its four sections. The first section
examines complexity theory, attachment theory and the work of the
Boston Change Study Group. The second section is concerned with the
treatment of children, while the third section examines various
treatment modalities such as family therapy, group therapy, and
supervisory process. The final section looks at diversity,
difference, and otherness within both the therapeutic dyad and
therapeutic community and considers how shame, enactments and
traumatic experiences influence the therapeutic process."
It has been 35 years since the publication of Heinz Kohut's
monumental book, The Analysis of the Self, in 1971, and in this
period self psychology has undergone a vibrant and exciting
evolution that has significantly influenced and expanded the range
of psychoanalytic thinking. While undergoing this change, self
psychology has kept the developmental importance of self-object
relatedness and the primacy of subjective experience as central
tenets of the theory. But where other theories of mind can tend to
stagnate and resist innovations that transcend their founding
figure, Kohut's self psychology continues to grow in depth,
complexity and richness. Indeed one of the great strengths of the
self psychology movement has been the openness of the succeeding
generations to push the theoretical envelope to entertain, examine
and integrate new understandings and perspectives. New Developments
in Self Psychology Practice gives voice to many of these
developments, reflected in its four sections. The first section
examines complexity theory, attachment theory and the work of the
Boston Change Study Group. The second section is concerned with the
treatment of children, while the third section examines various
treatment modalities such as family therapy, group therapy, and
supervisory process. The final section looks at diversity,
difference, and otherness within both the therapeutic dyad and
therapeutic community and considers how shame, enactments and
traumatic experiences influence the therapeutic process."
Practicing Intersubjectively describes how the intersubjective
systems perspective informs, shapes and guides the
psychotherapeutic process. Using extensive clinical case material,
Buirski illustrates the way an intersubjective systems sensibility
informs and enriches clinical practice. The intersubjective systems
perspective views each treatment as exquisitely context sensitive.
This means that the person who comes for therapy would present
differently to different therapists and the two of them would
construct different processes. Therapists themselves are not
interchangeable, and the intersubjective field that the two
participants create together would be quite different from the
field created by any other pair. Practicing Intersubjectively, with
the focus on attuning and articulating to the contextual
construction of personal worlds of experience enables a different
therapy process to unfold than occurs in traditional 1-person,
authority based treatment approaches and is uniquely suited to
working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and those
suffering from such challenging concerns as trauma and prejudice.
Practicing Intersubjectively describes how the intersubjective
systems perspective informs, shapes and guides the
psychotherapeutic process. Using extensive clinical case material,
Buirski illustrates the way an intersubjective systems sensibility
informs and enriches clinical practice. The intersubjective systems
perspective views each treatment as exquisitely context sensitive.
This means that the person who comes for therapy would present
differently to different therapists and the two of them would
construct different processes. Therapists themselves are not
interchangeable, and the intersubjective field that the two
participants create together would be quite different from the
field created by any other pair. Practicing Intersubjectively, with
the focus on attuning and articulating to the contextual
construction of personal worlds of experience enables a different
therapy process to unfold than occurs in traditional 1-person,
authority based treatment approaches and is uniquely suited to
working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and those
suffering from such challenging concerns as trauma and prejudice.
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