Psychoanalytic theory for social work practice : thinking under fire / edited by Marion Bower.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Psychoanalytic theories for social work practice / Marion Bower -- Psychoanalytic research and its relevance for social work practice / Steve Briggs -- Racist states of mind: an attack on thinking and curiosity / Narendra Keval -- Observation in social work practice / Biddy Youell -- 'Thinking in and out of the frame' : applying systemic ideas to social work with children / Gwyn Daniel -- Individual brief psychotherapy with sexually abused girls and parallel support work with parents and carers / Julie Long, Judith Trowell and Gillian Miles -- Double deprivation / Gianna Williams -- Psychoanalytic perspectives on emotional problems facing parents of children with learning disabilities / David Simpson -- The court, the couple and the consultant : is there room for a third position? / Judith Freedman -- Dangerous cocktails : drugs and alcohol within the family / Martin Weegmann -- Working with borderline personality disorder / Joseph Mishan -- Working with families who see help as the problem / Marion Bower -- Re-enactment as an unwitting professional response to family dynamics / Ronald Britton -- Who cares for the carers : work with refugees / Maureen Fox -- The containing function of supervision in working with abuse / Dick Agass.

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"Psychoanalytic Theory for Social Work Practice analyses psychoanalytic and psychosocial approaches to social work and relates them to current practices and values. Focusing on working with children and families, the text covers salient issues in social work practice including risk assessment, dealing with patients with drug and alcohol problems, and supervision and management of emotional stress. It also examines the research evidence for this approach."--Jacket.

English.

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