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The unconscious impact of caring for acutely disturbed patients: a perspective for supervision 1
Author(s) -
WINSHIP G.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1995.tb00061.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , unconscious mind , psychology , medicine , psychotherapist , psychoanalysis , computer science , artificial intelligence
The unconscious impact of caring for acutely disturbed patients: a perspective for supervision. This paper is concerned with the emotional experience of working with acutely disturbed patients. It examines how the disturbance of the patient unconsciously impacts upon the nurse. Using a model of the unconscious, based upon classical psychoanalytic theory, a psychodynamic approach to clinical supervision in a group setting is described. This supervision process was found to be helpful in the therapeutic process, identifying unconscious dynamics as well as alleviating some of the distress of the clinical work. Vignettes illustrating this process of psychodynamic group supervision are presented.