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Susan M. Hingley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Psychodynamic Theory and narcissistically related personality problems: support from case study research.
    British Journal of Medical Psychology, 2001
    Co-Authors: Susan M. Hingley
    Abstract:

    An introductory overview of central Psychodynamic theories relevant to narcissistically related personality problems and disorders of the self is provided, focusing on the central role of the child's relationship with primary care givers in the development of the self. A Psychodynamic formulation is described for a 45-year-old woman experiencing depression, anxiety and despair following a severe rift in her previously enmeshed/merged relationship with her teenage daughter. The subsequent two and a half years of therapy were monitored using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS) and the Object Relations Technique (ORT), producing data supportive of Psychodynamic Theory and therapy. A pattern of depression emerged during therapy which was in keeping with the concept of abandonment depression, as the client came to experience herself as more separate from her daughter and others. Changes in the functioning of primitive defences were also illustrated, plus the expression of previously denied anger, and increased abilities to be assertive, set limits and take care of herself.

  • Psychodynamic perspectives on psychosis and psychotherapy. I: Theory.
    British Journal of Medical Psychology, 1997
    Co-Authors: Susan M. Hingley
    Abstract:

    Psychotherapy with sufferers of psychosis may usefully draw on both cognitive-behavioural and Psychodynamic Theory. The latter has a long history with fluctuating popularity, whilst cognitive-behavioural approaches are currently attracting the attention of clinicians. Some of the factors which may reduce interest in Psychodynamic approaches are reviewed, followed by an overview of core Psychodynamic theories of psychosis under the major headings of vulnerability of defence and vulnerability of the ego. A vulnerability-stress formulation of Psychodynamic Theory is then considered together with implications for intervention.

  • Psychodynamic perspectives on psychosis and psychotherapy II: Practice
    British Journal of Medical Psychology, 1997
    Co-Authors: Susan M. Hingley
    Abstract:

    Psychodynamic Theory has a contribution to make to the overall care and management of people suffering from psychosis. The research literature in support of these contributions is reviewed and key Psychodynamic concepts of value in understanding psychosis are illustrated by the case example of a two-year supportive Psychodynamic psychotherapy with a man experiencing paranoid and grandiose delusions. The contribution Psychodynamic approaches may make to currently evolving cognitive-behavioural therapies, and to the overall provision of care are discussed.

Brian Rasmussen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a Psychodynamic perspective on assessment and formulation
    2015
    Co-Authors: Brian Rasmussen
    Abstract:

    This chapter explores the scope, depth, and application of contemporary Psychodynamic Theory to clinical social work. It opens by refuting several commonly held misconceptions about the Psychodynamic approach: that it is synonymous with Freudian psychoanalytic treatment, attends only to internal conflicts rather than to person–environment transactions, and has little empirical support. In fact, the guiding assumptions of Psychodynamic Theory—the importance of attachment and early development on later functioning; the impact of trauma; the need for sustaining relationships, ego integrity, and a sense of agency; the way the external world is taken in and becomes part of us—are critical to clinical practice. In this chapter, the components of a Psychodynamic assessment and case formulation are explored, each with specific examples and assessment suggestions: defenses, affect and affect regulation, attachment style and relational patterns, identifications, conflicts, pathogenic beliefs, self-esteem and identity, trauma, strengths, and the interaction between self and aspects of the environment (e.g., how internalized stigma and oppression affect beliefs, motivation, self-efficacy, and expectations about life). Also important in the Psychodynamic perspective is the clinician’s use of self as an important source of knowledge.

  • Reflections on contemporary Psychodynamic Theory in clinical social work
    Journal of Social Work Practice, 2013
    Co-Authors: Susan Bliss, Brian Rasmussen
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    This special edition features a compilation of articles from some of North America's leading clinical social work academics and clinicians. Collectively, these authors demonstrate the power of cont...

  • Some social implications of psychoanalytic Theory: a social work perspective
    Journal of Social Work Practice, 2010
    Co-Authors: Brian Rasmussen, Daniel Salhani
    Abstract:

    In this paper we approached the bifurcation of the micro-macro Theory problem in social work by exploring the social implications of Psychodynamic Theory. The implications of the various streams of Psychodynamic Theory lead to some very different questions, concerns and possible solutions. Throughout we attend to the following themes: the centrality of understanding human subjectivity (conscious and unconscious), identity and selfhood; the fundamental nature of social relations in the constitution of people as people and thus the relationship between intimate attachments and the nature and quality of our social relations; and the dynamic nature of oppression. We hope this will encourage debate around the nature and intimate relationship between the psyche and social and stimulate thinking around a variety of intervention strategies at many different levels.

Daniel Salhani - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Some social implications of psychoanalytic Theory: a social work perspective
    Journal of Social Work Practice, 2010
    Co-Authors: Brian Rasmussen, Daniel Salhani
    Abstract:

    In this paper we approached the bifurcation of the micro-macro Theory problem in social work by exploring the social implications of Psychodynamic Theory. The implications of the various streams of Psychodynamic Theory lead to some very different questions, concerns and possible solutions. Throughout we attend to the following themes: the centrality of understanding human subjectivity (conscious and unconscious), identity and selfhood; the fundamental nature of social relations in the constitution of people as people and thus the relationship between intimate attachments and the nature and quality of our social relations; and the dynamic nature of oppression. We hope this will encourage debate around the nature and intimate relationship between the psyche and social and stimulate thinking around a variety of intervention strategies at many different levels.

Malcolm Payne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Psychodynamic Theory within the politics of social work Theory
    Journal of Social Work Practice, 1992
    Co-Authors: Malcolm Payne
    Abstract:

    Abstract It is argued that social work Theory has a politics in which supporters of theoretical perspectives are in discourse. The political position of Psychodynamic Theory has varied in each of three phases of social work theoretical development: the pre-influence, dominance and alternatives phases. In the dominance phase social work theories usually derived from psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic ideas permeated basic social work practices and non-Psychodynamic perspectives were influenced by it. In the alternatives phase, these influences continued, Psychodynamic Theory became a player in a wider discourse, was incorporated into or incorporated other perspectives and continued its dominance in specific settings. However, intensity of criticism of it, non-therapeutic approaches in much of social work, restricted training programmes, poor media of professional communication, the novelty of newer perspectives and poor transfer of new developments in Psychodynamic Theory have implied an insecure position for p...

Andrew Collie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • consciously working at the unconscious level Psychodynamic Theory in action in a training environment
    Journal of Social Work Practice, 2008
    Co-Authors: Andrew Collie
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    The author explores methods of working with residential child care foster care agencies in developing a psychotherapeutic culture. He suggests that such a culture can only be built on the firm foundations of clear organisational boundaries and task, but that such clarity is not sufficient. In addition, senior managers must have an understanding of unconscious processes and how they affect relationships between adults and children and between colleagues within the organisational hierarchy. The process requires a range of possible interventions including organisational consultancy, practice consultancy and staff support, specialist training and explorations of team processes.