Author: | Jean B. Sanville | ISBN: | 9781134879977 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 15, 2013 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Jean B. Sanville |
ISBN: | 9781134879977 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | April 15, 2013 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
Building on the foundations of the "independent tradition" of British object relations theory and modern infancy research, Sanville proffers a new understanding of the role of play in the clinical situation. She attends especially to the therapeutic situation as a safe playground, the therapist's playful engagement of the patient, and the patient's emergent ability to embrace playfully the liberating possibilities of psychoanalytic therapy.
Building on the foundations of the "independent tradition" of British object relations theory and modern infancy research, Sanville proffers a new understanding of the role of play in the clinical situation. She attends especially to the therapeutic situation as a safe playground, the therapist's playful engagement of the patient, and the patient's emergent ability to embrace playfully the liberating possibilities of psychoanalytic therapy.