Transference and Countertransference from an Attachment Persp... - 9781138347731

Taylor & Francis

Transference and Countertransference from an Attachment PerspectiveA Guide for Professional Caregivers\nAuthor(s): Una McCluskey, Michael O'Toole\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138347731, 978-1138347731\nSynopsis\nLocating the phenomenon of transference within an evolutionary perspective, this important book develops a new form of dynamic therapy that focuses on the dynamics of attachment in adult life and will be of use to a range of mental health professionals and those at all levels in the caring and education professions.\n\nTransference and Countertransference from an Attachment Perspective: A Guide for Professional Caregivers explores the ways in which transferential phenomena can be located in the different aspects of the self that are instinctive, goal-corrected and interrelated. At the centre of the book is the idea that when intrapersonal or interpersonal systems (aspects of the self, such as careseek.