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Lindsey Nicholls - Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy: Symbolic, Relational and Transformative - 9780470655863 - V9780470655863
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Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy: Symbolic, Relational and Transformative

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Description for Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy: Symbolic, Relational and Transformative Paperback. This book is the first to use psychoanalysis as a basis for exploring how occupational therapists do their work, and it incorporates a new conceptual model to guide practice. The authors emphasize the role of the unconscious in all that people do and are, and argue that activities (or occupations) are simultaneously real (i.e. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF; MQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.

Divided into three overarching themes, theory, application and research, this cutting edge book explores the influence of psychoanalytic theories on occupational therapy practice and thinking. It incorporates a new conceptual model (the MOVI) to guide practice, which uses psychoanalysis as a theoretical foundation for understanding therapeutic relationships and the ‘doing’ that takes place in clinical practice.

Using practice models and incorporating many clinically applied examples in different occupational therapy settings, this introductory text to psychoanalytic theory will appeal to students and practising clinical and academic occupational therapists worldwide and from different fields of practice from paediatrics and physical disability to ... Read more

  • The first book in fifty years to concentrate entirely on a psychoanalytic approach to occupational therapy
  • Distills cutting edge theory into clinically relevant guidance
  • Features clinical examples throughout, showing the links between psychoanalytic theory and occupational therapy practice
  • Written by an experienced international team of authors
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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
400g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470655863
SKU
V9780470655863
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Lindsey Nicholls
Lindsey Nicholls, PhD, is a lecturer at Brunel University, London, UK. Her doctorial study used psychoanalytic theory to explore the symbolic and relational encounters between occupational therapists and their clients in acute medical settings. Julie Cunningham-Piergrossi is a psychoanalytically trained occupational therapist, Milan, Italy. Carolina de Sena-Gibertoni is a psychoanalytically trained occupational therapist, Milan, Italy. ... Read more

Reviews for Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy: Symbolic, Relational and Transformative
"This is a valuable book in stimulating our thinking around psychoanalytic theory and how this can be embraced into occupational therapy practice. It provides many references to seminal materials and the reader should explore these for a greater breadth of understanding."  (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1 April 2014)

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