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Mary-Joan Gerson - The Embedded Self: An Integrative Psychodynamic and Systemic Perspective on Couples and Family Therapy - 9780415992428 - V9780415992428
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The Embedded Self: An Integrative Psychodynamic and Systemic Perspective on Couples and Family Therapy

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Description for The Embedded Self: An Integrative Psychodynamic and Systemic Perspective on Couples and Family Therapy paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JMAF; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.

First published in 1996, The Embedded Self was lauded as "a brilliant and long overdue rapprochement between psychoanalysis and family therapy conceived by a practitioner trained and experienced in both modalities of treatment." Mary-Joan Gerson’s integrated presentation of psychodynamic and family systems theory invited therapists of either orientation to learn the tools and techniques of the other, to mutual benefit. Firmly grounded in detailed case presentations, her focus on family therapy examined its history, organizing concepts, and developmental approaches, and addressed practical questions of diagnosis, clinical interaction, and referrals.

A dozen years later, the psychoanalytic community is more open to integrating ... Read more

The Embedded Self was a sterling introduction to family systems theory and therapy, and enhanced the work of analysts and family and couples therapists alike. The second edition proves no different in its context but wider in its scope, further enhancing the work of the family therapist interested in individual dynamics, and preparing the psychodynamically-oriented therapist who seeks to extend her craft from the dyad to the triad, and beyond.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415992428
SKU
V9780415992428
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Mary-Joan Gerson
Mary-Joan Gerson, Ph.D., ABPP, is Director of the Advanced Specialization in Couples and Family Therapy at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, where she is also Clinical Professor and Supervisor of Psychoanalysis. She is the Founding President of Section 8 (Couples and Family Therapy) of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association.

Reviews for The Embedded Self: An Integrative Psychodynamic and Systemic Perspective on Couples and Family Therapy
"Mary-Joan Gerson speaks to psychoanalysts from the perspective of family therapy and to family therapists from the perspective of psychoanalysis. Now updated in breadth of coverage, extended clinical illustrations, and new possibilities of integration, this dual approach brings novely to familiar concepts and phrases. Like a book of Borges' poetry that I read in both Spanish and English, The Embedded ... Read more

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