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Attachment in Psychotherapy de David J. Wallin

Attachment in Psychotherapy

Autor David J. Wallin
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 apr 2007

Pregătirea pentru examenele de certificare în psihoterapie sau pentru practica clinică avansată necesită o stăpânire riguroasă a modului în care experiențele timpurii modelează arhitectura psihică a adultului. În Attachment in Psychotherapy, David J. Wallin oferă o sinteză clinică de o precizie remarcabilă, traducând cercetarea academică într-un cadru de lucru aplicat. Notăm cu interes modul în care autorul nu se limitează la o expunere teoretică, ci construiește o punte directă către cabinet, integrând neuroștiințele și mindfulness-ul în procesul terapeutic.

Structura volumului este una progresivă, pornind de la fundamentele stabilite de Bowlby și evoluția acestora prin contribuțiile lui Mary Main și Peter Fonagy, până la analiza detaliată a dimensiunilor sinelui. Apreciem în mod deosebit secțiunile dedicate practicii clinice, unde accentul cade pe „cunoscutul ne-gândit” (unthought known) și pe experiența nonverbală. Cartea servește ca o alternativă aprofundată la Attachment in Therapeutic Practice de Jeremy Holmes pentru rezidenți și practicieni, cu avantajul unei organizări stricte pe tipologii de pacienți: evitant (dismissing), preocupat și nerezolvat (unresolved). În timp ce lucrarea lui Holmes oferă o introducere concisă, Wallin livrează un manual metodologic despre cum poate terapeutul să devină o „bază de siguranță” activă.

Prin utilizarea studiilor de caz vii, autorul demonstrează cum intervențiile pot fi calibrate pentru a răspunde nevoilor specifice de atașament, transformând relația terapeutică într-un laborator al schimbării. Este o resursă esențială pentru cei care doresc să înțeleagă nu doar „ce” se întâmplă în mintea pacientului, ci și „cum” să lucreze cu răspunsurile emoționale și corporale în timp real.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781593854560
ISBN-10: 1593854560
Pagini: 366
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Guilford Publications
Colecția Guilford Press

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Professional Practice & Development

De ce să citești această carte

Această lucrare este indispensabilă psihoterapeuților care doresc să treacă dincolo de simpla ascultare, oferind instrumente clinice pentru a lucra cu trauma și deficitele de atașament. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere profundă a modului în care neuroștiința și relația terapeutică pot rescrie modelele interne de operare ale pacienților, oferind strategii diferențiate pentru personalitățile evitante sau dezorganizate. Este un ghid practic pentru transformarea teoriei în intervenție eficientă.

Despre autor

David J. Wallin este un psiholog clinician cu o experiență vastă în practica privată, fiind recunoscut la nivel internațional ca un expert în aplicarea teoriei atașamentului în psihoterapia adultului. Absolvent al Universității Harvard și cu un doctorat în psihologie clinică, Wallin a predat și a susținut conferințe pe scară largă, fiind apreciat pentru capacitatea sa de a sintetiza cercetarea complexă din neuroștiințe și dezvoltarea copilului într-un limbaj accesibil și relevant pentru clinicieni. Abordarea sa integrează perspectivele relaționale cu tehnici de mindfulness, marcând o evoluție semnificativă în literatura de specialitate.

Descriere scurtă

This eloquent book translates attachment theory and research into an innovative framework that grounds adult psychotherapy in the facts of childhood development. Advancing a model of treatment as transformation through relationship, the author integrates attachment theory with neuroscience, trauma studies, relational psychotherapy, and the psychology of mindfulness. Vivid case material illustrates how therapists can tailor interventions to fit the attachment needs of their patients, thus helping them to generate the internalized secure base for which their early relationships provided no foundation. Demonstrating the clinical uses of a focus on nonverbal interaction, the book describes powerful techniques for working with the emotional responses and bodily experiences of patient and therapist alike.

Notă biografică

David J. Wallin, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Mill Valley and Albany, California. A graduate of Harvard College who received his doctorate from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, he has been practicing, teaching, and writing about psychotherapy for nearly three decades. Dr. Wallin is the coauthor (with Stephen Goldbart) of Mapping the Terrain of the Heart: Passion, Tenderness, and the Capacity to Love.

Recenzii

"As someone who bears witness daily to the suffering of the insecurely attached, I am deeply grateful for Attachment in Psychotherapy, a remarkable synthesis of scientific research, clinical observation and theory, and reflection on mindfulness. Wallin not only elucidates the vast empirical literature on attachment, but also with the clarity of a natural teacher and the wisdom of a seasoned clinician makes such findings relevant to the complex challenges of practice. Therapists of all orientations will find help here in fostering a sense of safety and in facilitating their clients' emotional growth."--Nancy McWilliams, PhD, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
"No better introduction to the clinical application of attachment theory has yet been written."--Lewis Aron, PhD, Director, Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, New York University
"Wallin's understanding of attachment work and his integration of attachment theory with other modern relational perspectives are quite impressive. People are always asking me what they can read about the clinical implications of attachment work, and now I know what to tell them. This book is an amazing accomplishment. It is definitely my favorite book on this topic."--L. Alan Sroufe, PhD, William Harris Professor of Child Development, University of Minnesota
"Simply the best integration of key advances in attachment theory and research and their applications to psychotherapy. Complex concepts are carefully elucidated and brilliantly illustrated with clinical examples. This book is an important reference for all clinicians and students. It is a vital resource for those who are interested in how progress in our understanding of attachment processes may be applied in a clinical context."--Peter Fonagy, CBE, FMedSci, FBA, FAcSS, Head, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, United Kingdom
"This book is a remarkable achievement--a very clear yet scholarly synthesis of the latest developments in attachment theory, intersubjectivity, social neuroscience, and mindfulness. The author layers these 'maps' onto the therapy experience, and then takes the reader through the territory to emerge with a new vision of therapy. Wallin is a trustworthy guide through the complexities of clinical work where the therapy relationship itself is the intervention. A 'must read' for psychotherapists who wish to remain on top of their field, and a rich resource for clinicians in training."--Christopher Germer, PhD, private practice, Arlington, Massachusetts
"Attachment in Psychotherapy advances psychotherapeutic method and theory through an innovative integration of new work in affect regulation and models of relationship. David Wallin offers a brilliant leap in realizing the clinical promise of attachment theory, a synthesis that should be required reading--and will be rewarding--for every psychotherapist."--Daniel Goleman, PhD, author of Social Intelligence
"What a delight! Wallin has written an extremely insightful, broadly integrative, clinically applicable, and highly engaging book. Keeping his personal and clinical experiences coherently in mind and using them as examples, he synthesizes recent literatures on attachment theory and research, mindfulness, mentalization, metacognition, nonverbal communication, intersubjectivity, and mechanisms of therapeutic change. The book moves deftly from clear analyses of contemporary theoretical issues to specific, well-described clinical techniques that can be used with particular clients; for example, those with a particular adult attachment pattern. The book identifies diverse theoretical and empirical advances that, in Wallin’s skillful hands, fit together beautifully, deepening our understanding of the human mind, its relational context, and its transformation in psychotherapy."--Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California, Davis
"A well-written, easy-to-read, clinically relevant, and particularly pragmatic application of recent science to a variety of clinical problems."--Allan N. Schore, PhD, author of Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self

"This book has an interesting and solid foundation of neurobiology, intersubjectivity, mindfulness, transgenerational issues, and, of course, attachment theory, which makes it both a stimulating read and an instructive guide for clinical practice. I use this book in my family therapy trauma course; Wallin beautifully illustrates the embeddedness of trauma and healing in attachment relationships."--Lorna Hecker, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Purdue University Calumet
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R.D. Laing opened one of his less enduring works with the warning: 'Few books today are forgivable.' Well, here's one to celebrate. If you practice psychotherapy and you read it, your patients stand to benefit. And, as an impressive synthesis of research and practice, it joins a handful of books that truly belong to this century rather than the previous one....We can be grateful that this book has arrived. It is much more than forgivable. It seems indispensable.
--British Journal of Psychiatry, 3/8/2007ƒƒ
Takes on the huge task of integrating many aspects of contemporary research theory with clinical practice....A good resource for experienced clinicians.
--Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 3/8/2007ƒƒ
Wallin presents a thorough and research-based explanation of how attachment theory can explain change and growth within psychotherapy and, importantly, how counselors can use attachment theory to guide practice decisions....Wallin's book provides both an introduction and an in-depth examination of attachment theory and some of the therapeutic implications arising from this seminal and unfolding theory....Wallin organizes the book in an interesting and readable fashion....I heartily recommend [this book]. The writing is engaging and clear, and the author takes great care to support his arguments. Further, Wallin clearly shows the capacity to think in an integrative and holistic manner. I believe most readers will find that they have a deeper understanding and appreciation for attachment theory and how psychotherapy can positively modify insecure attachment styles. I appreciate how Wallin integrates theory with clinical work; his arguments are easy to follow and deserve respect....Readers can expect to stretch their thinking from reading this book; Wallin's approach is both interesting and digestible.
--Clinical Social Work Review, 3/8/2007ƒƒ
Wallin nicely links attachment theory to other conceptual, spiritual, and clinical arenas, and illustrates complex concepts with relevant vignettes....Wallin's book is well written, and provides interesting elaboration on attachment based practice while integrating concepts from a variety of fields....It is highly recommended for mental health professionals.
--Psychoanalytic Social Work, 3/8/2007ƒƒDespite widespread interest, how to really think about attachment in the clinical situation remained for all intents and purposes fairly obscure….All this has changed with the publication of David Wallin's extraordinary book….This intellectual and clinical tour-de-force is what we have been waiting for: a book that is on the one hand a coherent, creative, thoughtful, and remarkably integrated view of contemporary psychoanalysis, with attachment, and attachment processes, at its core, and on the other a reflection on our daily, complex, work with patients. Wallin's ambitious and deeply satisfying book is remarkable for a number of reasons….Wallin is a seasoned, experienced clinician, with a deep appreciation of the complexities of both clinical work and human development. Thus, his clinical voice, and his insights into the clinical experience (both the patient's as well as the therapist's) unify each of his forays into research, theory, and science. Indeed, it is his ability to engage all of these elements at once that makes this such a gem of a book….This book should be essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary psychoanalysis. Few writers have the ability to write so directly and clearly about complex science and theory; his scholarship and reach are extraordinary. This book is also a book for therapists at all levels of experience….He creates a truly contemporary vision of human development, affect regulation, and relational processes, grounded in the body and in the brain, and in the fundamental relationships that make us who we are, as therapists, as patients, and as human beings.--Psychotherapy, 1/1/2009

Cuprins

1. Attachment and Change
I. Bowlby and Beyond
2. The Foundations of Attachment Theory
3. Mary Main: Mental Representations, Metacognition, and the Adult Attachment Interview
4. Fonagy and Forward
II. Attachment Relationships and the Development of the Self
5. The Multiple Dimensions of the Self
6. The Varieties of Attachment Experience
7. How Attachment Relationships Shape the Self
III. From Attachment Theory to Clinical Practice
8. Nonverbal Experience and the Unthought Known: Accessing the Emotional Core of the Self
9. The Stance of the Self toward Experience: Embeddedness, Mentalizing, and Mindfulness
10. Deepening the Clinical Dimension of Attachment Theory: Intersubjectivity and the Relational Perspective
IV. Attachment Patterns in Psychotherapy
11. Constructing the Developmental Crucible
12. The Dismissing Patient: From Isolation to Intimacy
13. The Preoccupied Patient: Making Room for a Mind of One’s Own
14. The Unresolved Patient: Healing the Wounds of Trauma and Loss
V. Sharpening the Clinical Focus
15. The Nonverbal Realm I: Working with the Evoked and the Enacted
16. The Nonverbal Realm II: Working with the Body
17. Mentalizing and Mindfulness: The Double Helix of Psychological Liberation