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Exploring the Therapeutic Relationship A Case Study
Author(s) -
Flaskas Carmel
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1994.tb01010.x
Subject(s) - countertransference , projective identification , therapeutic relationship , systemic therapy , psychoanalytic theory , identification (biology) , psychology , psychotherapist , family therapy , psychoanalytic therapy , epistemology , medicine , philosophy , botany , cancer , breast cancer , biology
This paper is focused on the topic of the therapeutic relationship in systemic therapy. It is structured around the discussion of my experience of work with a particular family where the engagement issues were complex, and where there was the potential for a negative therapy sequence. The psychoanalytic concepts of transference, countertransference and projective identification are chosen to discuss my dilemmas — however, the differences between the analytic and systemic contexts of work are noted. Through the discussion of this case study, the potential benefits of using these analytic ideas to understand the therapeutic relationship in specific situations in systemic therapy are identified.