Casement, Patrick
Learning From Life: Becoming a Psychoanalyst
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415399319
- author:
- Casement, Patrick
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 212
- Dimensions:
- 138 mm X 216 mm
- Genre:
- Psychology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Patrick Casement's fourth and most personal book offers a unique insight into the acquisition of analytic wisdom. By sharing a range of experiences from his life, he demonstrates how these have shaped his understanding of psychoanalysis.
The book provides a fascinating exploration of fundamental questions concerning the analyst's approach to clinical work, drawing on powerful and moving examples that are both hopeful and compassionate.
Of great interest to all psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, this book offers a valuable perspective on the role of personal experience in shaping the analyst's practice.