Containment and Reciprocity shows how the psychoanalytic concept of containment and the child development concept of reciprocity can be used together to inform clinical work with young children and their families. Using extracts of mother/child and therapist/child interactions, Hazel Douglas explores, for the first time, the relationship between these concepts, and shows how they underpin the quality of an attachment.
Key Features
- Explores the integration of containment and reciprocity in clinical work.
- Utilises real-life extracts from mother/child and therapist/child interactions.
- Provides clinical examples from the author’s psychoanalytic work with very young children.
- Discusses important implications for psychotherapeutic technique.
- Valuable resource for professionals in the field of infant mental health.
Additional Information
Containment and Reciprocity will make valuable reading for all those working in the field of infant mental health.
