The Therapist in Mourning: From the Faraway Nearby
Edited by Anne J. Adelman and Kerry L. Malawista
eISBN: 9780231534604
2013 (336 pages )
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(pages 1-332)
Front Matter
(pages 1-10)
Table of Contents
(pages 8-10)
Acknowledgments
(pages 10-12)
List of Contributors
(pages 12-16)
"Another Kind of Sorrow" a poem by Judy Bolz
(pages 16-18)
Preface
(pages 18-24)
Introduction
(pages 24-38)
PART I: THE THERAPIST'S EXPERIENCE OF LOSS
(pages 38-40)
1. From the Faraway Nearby: Perspectives on the Integration of Loss
(pages 40-55)
2. Experiences of Loss at the End of Analysis: The Analyst's Response to Termination
(pages 55-72)
3. Missing Myself
(pages 72-92)
PART II: WHEN A PATIENT DIES
(pages 92-96)
4. The Hand of Fate: On Mourning the Death of a Patient
(pages 96-116)
5. Little Boy Lost
(pages 116-130)
6. When a Patient Dies: Reflections on the Death of Three Patients
(pages 130-141)
7. When What We Have to Offer Isn't Enough: Suicide in Cilnical Practice
(pages 141-156)
PART III: AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE THERAPIST'S PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL WORLDS
(pages 156-160)
8. When the Frame Shifts: A Multilayered Perspective on Illness in the Therapist
(pages 160-181)
9. The Loss of an Institution: Mourning Chestnut Lodge
(pages 181-201)
10. The Death of the Analyst, the Death of the Analytic Community, and Bad Conduct
(pages 201-221)
11. The Analyst's Death - Apprehension Yet Not Comprehension
(pages 221-238)
PART IV: WHEN DISASTER STRIKES A COMMUNITY
(pages 238-242)
12. Broken Promises, Shattered Dreams, Wordless Endings
(pages 242-260)
13. What the Living Did: September 11 and Its Aftermath
(pages 260-278)
14. The Loss of Normal: Ten Years as a U.S. Navy Physician Since 9/11
(pages 278-300)
15. Time
(pages 300-310)
Conclusion
(pages 310-314)
The Five Stages of Grief
(pages 314-316)
Index
(pages 316-332)
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The Therapist in Mourning: From the Faraway Nearby
The unexpected loss of a client can be a lonely and isolating experience for therapists. While family and friends can ritually mourn the deceased, the nature of the therapeutic relationship prohibits therapists from engaging in such activities. Practitioners can only share memories of a client in circumscribed ways, while respecting the patient’s confidentiality. Therefore, they may find it difficult to discuss the things that made the therapeutic relationship meaningful. Similarly, when a therapist loses someone in their private lives, they are expected to isolate themselves from grief, since allowing one’s personal life to enter the working relationship can interfere with a client’s self-discovery and healing.
For therapists caught between their grief and the empathy they provide for their clients, this collection explores the complexity of bereavement within the practice setting. It also examines the professional and personal ramifications of death and loss for the practicing clinician. Featuring original essays from longstanding practitioners, the collection demonstrates the universal experience of bereavement while outlining a theoretical framework for the position of the bereft therapist. Essays cover the unexpected death of clients and patient suicide, personal loss in a therapist’s life, the grief of clients who lose a therapist, disastrous loss within a community, and the grief resulting from professional losses and disruptions. The first of its kind, this volume gives voice to long-suppressed thoughts and emotions, enabling psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, and other mental health specialists to achieve the connection and healing they bring to their own work.
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The Therapist in Mourning: From the Faraway Nearby
Author(s):
Adelman, Anne J.; Malawista, Kerry L., eds.
Keyword(s):
SW00; SW12
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