At the time group analysis was emerging in the United Kingdom through the ideas of S. H. Foulkes, one of his followers, Eduardo Luís Cortesão, returned to Portugal and founded the Portuguese Society of Groupanalysis. The first group-analytic Symposium took place in Estoril, Portugal, in 1970. In this vital new book, an impressive collection of contributors demonstrate how group analysis in Portugal has always embraced the relational paradigm that has become central to contemporary psychoanalysis.
Key Features
- Historical Context: Explores the origins of group analysis in the UK and its developments in Portugal.
- Relational Paradigm: Highlights the focus on relational dynamics that underpin contemporary psychoanalysis.
- Transgenerational Approach: Emphasises the significance of working within a transgenerational group context for patient transformation.
- Professional Importance: A vital resource for psychotherapists engaged in group analysis globally.
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The Portuguese school of groupanalysis, through several of its senior members, has contributed to many of the organizations responsible for the development of group analysis, such as EGATIN, IAGP and GASi. Nevertheless, some of the concepts and variations of the Portuguese school of groupanalysis tend to be unknown to the English speaker. Their focus is on the "pattern", allowing transformation of each patient’s personal matrix, working through primitive relational failures and paving the way to new beginnings.
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