1st Edition

Unusual Interventions Alterations of the Frame, Method, and Relationship in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

By Salman Akhtar Copyright 2011
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

Radical departures from the set and familiar rules of technique often become necessary in the course of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. These can include conducting a session outside the office, giving advice, not charging fees, talking about oneself, giving a gift to the patient, and so on. Such interventions have so far remained imbued with mystery or, worse, have been the staple of cocktail... Read more
Introduction , Alterations of the Frame , Making extraordinary monetary arrangements , Conducting the treatment outside the office , Changing the frequency, length, and timing of sessions , Alterations of the Method , Refusing to listen to certain kinds of material , Giving advice 1 , Interpreting in the form of action , Alterations of the Relationship , Talking about oneself , Touching the patient , Giving mementos and gifts to the patient

Biography

Salman Akhtar