New Therapist 43
The shadow edition
Hitler on the couch
Sallyann Goodall takes a look at Miller's analysis
of Hitler from an object-relations perspective and
how, what we know as world history, might have
been the outward expression of his hate towards
his Jewish father.
The shadows of compassion
Mikele Rauch explores the shadow side of therapy
and gives a psychodynamic systems view on
some of the challenges facing therapists.
Self confessed
An introduction to Mathias B. Freese's book:
The i Tetralogy, where he takes a look at the
Holocaust from a psychological perspective.
New Therapist 44
The lucid edition
In search of lucid psychotherapy
Jeffery Smith writes about understanding the structure and 'cleavage planes' of psychotherapy i.e. understanding and fostering specific moments of healing and change in the therapeutic action.
Dialogue is the change
Jaakko Seikkula discusses the foundations of dialogical psychotherapy and how this approach can be used in treating serious psychotic problems.
Love is the text, death the subtext
Robert Langs explores the subject of love in psychotherapy and takes a look at the role of true patient-love and true therapist-love in the emotional healing process.
New Therapist 45
The legal edition
When the solicitor calls
If you have ever felt left in the dark when it
comes to lawyer's letters, this chapter from
"Therapists in court" will shed some light on
possible responses.
Client confidentiality on the stand
Clinical psychologist Prishika Pillay answers
questions about her experience of a court case
during which she argued for her client's right to
confidentiality after her case file was
subpoenaed.
Laying down the law
A compilation of seminal court cases in which
psychologists and psychiatrists' involvement
have set legal precedents.
Appearing as a witness
The differences between a psychologist
appearing as a witness of fact and an expert
witness.
Legal glossary
Demystifying legal terms for mental health-care
workers.
What the supreme court doesn't know
Paula Caplan writes about how the supreme
court misused her work on psychiatric
diagnoses in the case of a paranoid
schizophrenic that was on trial for murder.
