Overview

In this text, Arthur Robbins explores the interaction between patient and therapist in depth, examining the concept of therapeutic presence, and the therapists ability to maintain it. Robbin's theory integrates a creative framework that synthesizes traditional and non-traditional approaches to treatment, and should be of interest to all mental health professionals.

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Author:   Arthur Robbins
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9781853025594

ISBN 10:   1853025593
Pages:   275
Publication Date:   01 September 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Preface. Part I: 1. Introduction to Therapeutic Presence, Arthur Robbins. Part II: Theoretical and Developmental Issues: 2. Wiggles, Squiggles and Words: From Expression to Meaning in Early Childhood and Psychotherapy, Billy Pivinick. Part III: Therapeutic Presence Within a Counter Transference Context: 3. Affect and Therapeutic Presence as a Diagnostic Indicator, Arthur Robbins. Part IV: Therapeutic Presence Within a Therapeutic Theoretical Frame: 4. The Therapist as a Nanny, Arthur Robbins and Laura Milne-Robbins; 5. The Healer as Therapist, Sandra Robbins; 6. The Impact of Pregnancy on the Psychotherapeutic Process: An Integrated Approach to Working with the Self-Disordered Client, Melissa Robbins. 7. A Holistic Approach to Expressive Therapy, Michael Robbins. Part V: Therapeutic Presence Within the Context of an Expressive Therapy Stance: 8. Listen to the Music of the Unconscious: Using Countertransference as a Compass in Analytical Music Therapy, Benedikte Barthe Scheiby; 9. Ritual in Expressive Therapy, Vivian Markow-Speiser; 10. The Field of Wings: Puppetry as Therapy from an Object Relations Point of View and Incorporating Field Psychology, Felisa Weiss; 11. The Power of Art and Story: Women Therapists Create Their Own Fairy Tales, Sarah Banker 12. Dance/Movement and Art Therapies as Primary Expressions of the Self, Arthur Robbins. Part VI: A Final Note.

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Arthur Robbins Ed.D.,A.T.R. is a Professor of Art Therapy at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York and a Founding Director of the Institute of Expressive Analysis. Dr.Robbins is on the board of directors of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis and has been on the faculty for over thirty years. He is also a New York State licensed psychologist and a graduate certified psychoanalyst.

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