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Leap of power: Take control of alcohol, drugs and your life (Book review): By Robert Schwebel, Viva Press, 2019, 163 pp
No full textReviewing the special issue ‘Transactional Analysis and Politics’: A reflective dialogue
Get PDFThis review article, written in the form of a dialogue between the editors of this special issue, offers some reflections on the various contributions to the issue. Following a brief introduction it offers some further thoughts on Eric Berne's relationship to and with politics, and acknowledges the current political climate in which we have edited this issue. It then presents some reflections on the articles and contributions to this special issue
The handbook of brief therapies: A practical guide Edited by Parry, S. London, UK: Sage, 2019. 256 pp. ISBN: 9781526436429
No full textThe handbook of brief therapies: A practical guide Edited by Parry, S. London, UK: Sage, 2019. 256 pp. ISBN: 978152643642
The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Darwin, C.. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1871/1981. 960 pp. ISBN: 9780691023694 Civilization in transition (collected works of C. G. Jung, volume 10) (2nd ed.). Jung, C. G., G. Adler (Ed.) and R. F. C. Hull (Trans.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1937/1970. 632 pp. ISBN: 9780691097626
Get PDFThe descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Darwin, C.. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1871/1981. 960 pp. ISBN: 9780691023694 Civilization in transition (collected works of C. G. Jung, volume 10) (2nd ed.). Jung, C. G., G. Adler (Ed.) and R. F. C. Hull (Trans.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1937/1970. 632 pp. ISBN: 978069109762
Guest Editorial: The politics of therapists writing the self or, is everything “copy”?
Get PDFGuest Editorial: The politics of therapists writing the self or, is everything “copy”
Man as a political animal
Get PDFIn the old days, scientists left politics to the Wilsons and Hapsburgs, but nowadays, it is the duty of every citizen to interest himself in world events, lest they overwhelm him and all his fellow citizens. The psychiatrists and the physicists, who are deeply concerned with studying the realities of man and nature, can no longer remain aloof, but must tell the world what they know of its probable future, even at the risk of becoming involved in outside affairs and of being criticised. It is no longer wise for scientists to refrain from expressing strong opinions and bringing strong influence to bear in a vigorous attempt to change the trend of history. The following short sections are an attempt to show people how psychiatrists can help them think more clearly about political events. A few selected subjects only have been touched upon but, even today, psychiatry has enough to say about the psychology of masses of people in political situations to constitute a separate department of ‘political psychiatry’, and to fill a textbook in the near future with useful and pertinent observations and principles. Psychiatrists, even more than physicists, should and must concern themselves with political affairs. Originally published as an Appendix in Berne's (1947) first book The Mind in Action, it is reproduced with permission from the Berne estate
The politics of realism and social constructionism in psychology
Get PDFThis item presents a controversial discussion on the political implications of realist and social constructionist psychologies. After summarising a 2002–2005 debate between Kenneth Gergen and Carl Ratner on issues such as positivism, social constructionism and the political implications of psychological theories, it moves on to reproduce a discussion between Carl Ratner and David Pavón-Cuéllar that took place in Morelia, Mexico in 2015. This discussion focuses on the contradiction between realism and social constructionism, and successively addresses subjective freedom, idealism and positivism, scientific objectivity, the truth claims and practical outcomes of psychological theories, the connection between science and politics, Gergen's attitudes toward other theories, social fragmentation as a consequence of social constructionism, technocracy, cultism, solipsism, the neutrality of science and its role in the Nazi regime, religion, and indigenous psychologies
Journeying to visibility: An autoethnography of self-harm scars in the therapy room
Get PDFThis autoethnography explores the experience of a therapist negotiating the visibility of their self-harm scars in the therapy room. Its form takes the shape of the author's personal meaning-making journey, beginning by exploring the construction of the therapist identity before going on to consider the wounded healer paradigm and the navigation of self-disclosure. A thread throughout is finding ways to resist fear and shame as both a researcher and counsellor. The author concludes by recounting fragments of sessions from the first client she worked with while having her scars visible. While not every therapist will have self-harm scars, all therapists have a body which plays “a significant part of his or her unique contribution to therapy” (Burka, 2013, p. 257). This paper is, therefore, potentially valuable to any therapist, at any stage of development, who seeks to reflect on the role of the body and use of the self
The lived experience of a psychologist activist
Get PDFThis essay reflects upon the role of activism for psychologists in these times and future decades. The author's lived experience as a transgenerational Holocaust survivor, prisoner of conscience, and clinical psychologist serve as the springboard to explore how psychologists can help to address the current threats to human survival. The article highlights the interface between the healing of individual and collective trauma. The transparency demonstrated in the exploration of the author's lived experience aims to encourage a parallel openness and vulnerability in attending to the collective trauma sustained in the twentieth century, the age of genocide. The article concludes with a proposal for a conspiracy of hope, in which psychologists can play a unique role as advocates for human survival
Should therapists self-disclose their own mental health in the public domain?
Get PDFSteph Jones, a pluralistic counsellor and psychotherapist, and Amy Hutson, a humanistic counsellor, debate whether it is appropriate for practitioners from the psychological professions to self-disclose personal issues within the public domain. The discussion explores whether “hiding ourselves” may do more harm than good and considers whether professional anonymity contributes to power imbalances and practitioners being perceived as experts. The debate explores themes around shame, vulnerability, politics, and ethical implications, and questions if professional anonymity unintentionally reinforces mental health stigmatisation and perpetuates the unhelpful conceptual differentiation between so-called “mentally ill” and “normal” individuals. To provide a contextual narrative to the discussion, the two therapists elect to share aspects of their own mental health journeys