‘Juliet Hopkins has quietly encouraged and inspired generations of colleagues and students’ (Dilys Daws). An Independent Mind: Collected Papers of Juliet Hopkins follows the professional journey and influence of an innovative figure in the history of child psychotherapy. This book contains her most important papers, bringing together psychoanalytic theory, family and individual approaches, attachment theory and infant–parent work. With a writing style that is clear, straightforward and readily accessible, Juliet Hopkins promotes a scholarly integrative way of thinking about psychotherapy without compromising the basic psychoanalytic principles that inform her work.
Key Features
- Chronologically gathered papers divided into four sections.
- Addresses the influences of Winnicott and Bowlby.
- Integrates various approaches including trauma and child psychotherapy, attachment and child psychotherapy, and infant-parent psychotherapy.
- Essential reading for established and trainee child and adult psychotherapists and psychoanalysts.
Additional Information
An Independent Mind: Collected Papers of Juliet Hopkins is a collection of classic papers whose relevance today is undiminished. It will also benefit counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists interested in psychoanalytic approaches, social workers, nursery workers, and those who work with children in voluntary organisations.
