Early Encounters with Children and Adolescents is the first training guide to use the works of beginning therapists as its focus. This book provides beginners with role models they can more easily internalize through realistic case histories that reveal the ins and outs of starting in a craft that is never fully mastered. Not only are the cases themselves fascinating, but the therapists also refer to the processes they struggled with while treating these patients.
Key Features
- Realistic case histories from beginning therapists.
- Focus on the challenges faced by new clinicians.
- Discussions on transference and countertransference.
- Insights into the role of supervision and parent consultations.
- Exploration of cultural, racial, and socioeconomic differences.
Additional Information
Readers will thus have a striking new counterweight to the classics they will still want to read as they progress in the field. Eight beginning clinicians discuss aspects of their clinical process, including the vulnerability of not understanding for long moments in treatment. Psychodynamic beginners in every discipline will find these case histories compelling, heartfelt and inspiring.
