1st Edition
Psychic Assaults and Frightened Clinicians Countertransference in Forensic Settings
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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'...a fascinating read for mental health workers regardless of their own theoretical background. Working with disturbed and disturbing individuals in secure settings produces strong feelings, and working with those feelings is undoubtedly an essential part of providing care effectively. This book is likely to challenge readers' understandings of their own actions and reactions.' (Dr Neil... Read more
Series Foreword , Foreword , Introduction , Caring amid victims and perpetrators: trauma and forensic mental health nursing , The dreaded and dreading patient and therapist , X-treme group analysis: on the countertransference edge in inpatient work with forensic patients , Bearable or unbearable? Unconscious communication in management , Thoughts from consulting in secure settings: do forensic institutions need psychotherapy? , Interpersonal dynamics in the everyday practice of a forensic unit , Conclusion , Afterword
Biography
John Gordon
