Early Relational Trauma and the Development of the Self : A Model of Therapeu...

Early Relational Trauma and the Development of the Self : A Model of Therapeutic Accompaniment, Paperback by Casado-frankel, Tomas; Herrero-sotillo, Maria Eugenia, ISBN 1032199326, ISBN-13 9781032199320, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK"Through the attentive examination of a single case study, this book weaves together the lived experiences of a clinician in training with those of their teenage patient, as they collectively navigate and overcome the profound effects of early relationaltrauma on the development of the self. By the care taken in their analysis, th's authors deepen readers' understanding of attachment disorders and their clinical presentation whilst allowing for a uniquely human view of the interactions between patient and clinician. Elegantly combining poetic prose with a clinical account, this book invites readers to travel with the clinician, to think and feel in tandem with his subjective experiences, and to explore psychoanalytic and systems theory as a means to understand clinical relationships that are seldom written about with such vulnerability. It is a story of determination and growth both moving and enlightening. By giving form to the resilience of both patient and clinician, their mutual strength through "tears of change", this book expounds the behavioral consequences and treatment of psychopathologies associated with early relational trauma. In this way, th will prove essential for all psychoanalysts and psychotherapists working with traumatised children and adolescents"--