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Countertransference to families where child abuse has occurred
Author(s) -
Carr Alan
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j..1989.00335.x
Subject(s) - countertransference , psychology , drama , child abuse , transference , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , poison control , suicide prevention , medical emergency , psychoanalytic theory , art , literature
In this paper five countertransference reactions, which may be experienced by workers on child abuse management teams, are described. Karpman's Drama Triangle is used as a framework within which to define these reactions. The reactions are: (i) rescuing the child; (2) rescuing the parents; (3) rescuing the mother and child while persecuting the father; (4) rescuing the father; and (5) persecuting the family.