The members of the Betty Joseph Workshop have provided major contributions to psychoanalytic thinking since the meeting''s inception in 1962. This book is a celebration of Betty Joseph''s work, and the work of a group of analysts who have joined her to discuss obstacles to psychic change in psychoanalytic treatment.
A prestigious line up of contributors present clinical material for discussion on a range of topics including:
- Supporting psychic change
- Complacency in analysis and everyday life
- Containment, enactment and communication.
The history of psychoanalysis is one of an ongoing struggle to reach a new understanding of the human psyche and develop more effective methods of treatment. In Pursuit of Psychic Change reflects this tradition - discussions of each contribution by other members of the group provide an in-depth exploration of the merits and limitations of a developing analytic technique, in the hope of achieving true
