Kleinian Tradition for Psychotherapists and Counsellors

<p>This book explores how Kleinian psychoanalysis has developed over the past 75 years and how it illuminates human experience and relationships inside and outside the consulting room. </p><p>The text will help the reader gain a deeper understanding of processes of splitting projection and identification in clinical work; a broader conception of how internal and external worlds interact and affect each other; greater clarity on key theoretical and ethical issues; and an overview of what the Kleinian tradition has contributed to mental health and wellbeing. Concepts are presented in a structured progression accompanied by summaries of key papers by prominent clinicians.</p><p>Offering an accessible account of a key strand of British Object Relations<b> </b>this essential resource will be of value to trainee newly qualified and experienced psychodynamic counsellors and psychoanalytic psychotherapists as well as teachers social workers and nurses.</p>