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The Therapeutic Use of Self by Mental Health Nurses: An Evolving Practice
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2026.ABSTRACT The therapeutic use of self, first articulated by Peplau in the 1950s, remains fundamental to mental health nursing practice, yet continues to be interpreted in diverse ways. This paper reports findings of a qualitative descriptive study, situated within a constructivist paradigm, exploring how experienced Australian mental health nurses ...
Catherine Hungerford +2 more
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Esther Bick's legacy of infant observation at the Tavistock — Some reflections 60 years on. [PDF]
, 2009 This paper reviews the development of Infant Observation from its inception in 1948. It revisits Bick's original 1964 paper and explores current divergences from her original practice in the context of contemporary theories of psychoanalysis and adjacent
Rustin, Margaret
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The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Volume 65, Issue S1, Page S45-S57, May 2026.ABSTRACT This article investigates the application of Sanford Meisner's pedagogical methodology for actors in the professional training of psychotherapists and counselors, with a specific focus on the role of repetition exercises within Meisner's system and their potential to enhance the competencies of gestalt therapists, psychotherapists, and ...
Tomáš Andrášik +1 more
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Applied analytic work in forensic settings: The understanding and treatment of paedophilia. [PDF]
, 2010 The contemporary relevance of psychoanalysis is being increasingly questioned; Off the Couch challenges this view, demonstrating that psychoanalytic thinking and its applications are both innovative and relevant, in particular to the management and ...
Wood, Heather
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Reading and relating with Frieda Fromm‐Reichmann and Joanne Greenberg
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Joshua Pugh
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British Journal of Psychotherapy, Volume 42, Issue 2, Page 125-144, May 2026.Abstract This paper offers a psychoanalytic critique of the affirmation model in gender identity care, drawing on clinical experience from the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). It argues that institutional and therapeutic responses to gender distress in young people are increasingly shaped by pressures to affirm rather than to ...
Marcus Evans
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Relational trauma and its impact on late-adopted children [PDF]
, 2011 This paper describes work with two children, placed for late adoption who have suffered relational trauma. The paper explores the long-term consequences of such trauma, which includes problems with affect regulation, difficulties in generalising from one
American Psychiatric Association +15 more
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British Journal of Psychotherapy, Volume 42, Issue 2, Page 145-161, May 2026.Abstract Existing research suggests that personal therapy positively contributes to the continued personal well‐being and ongoing professional development of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists. The aim of this research is to examine the use and characterization of personal therapy by consultant and trainee psychiatrists based in ...
R.E. Aubry +3 more
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Voices, 2018 This reflection on practice concerns a short-term music therapy project undertaken in 2014 with asylum seeking families in a major city in S. Wales. The project was designed to support these families in settling in their new home, and was the first music
Elizabeth Coombes
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Experiences of adults abused as children after discharge from inpatient treatment: Informal social support and self-care practices related to trauma recovery [PDF]
, 2005 This qualitative study explored adults’ perceptions of experiences that were helpful and unhelpful to their recovery from the traumatic effects of childhood physical and sexual abuse.
Gadbois, Susan +3 more
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