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Learning Along the Way

Further Reflections on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
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Learning Along the Way by Patrick Casement explores the evolution and application of his influential ideas on psychoanalytic technique. The book delves into concepts such as internal supervision, trial identification with the patient, and the dynamics of the analytic space. Casement warns against letting preconceptions shape the therapeutic process, advocating instead for openness to the unique, unfolding interaction between analyst and patient. Building on his earlier work, On Learning from the Patient, this volume encourages clinicians to rethink traditional methods and embrace unexpected insights in therapy.
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This book is ideal for practising psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, counsellors, and those training in psychoanalysis who seek to deepen their understanding of analytic technique and embrace a more fluid, responsive approach to therapy.

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Learning Along the Way sees Patrick Casement trace the development and application of his earlier key contributions to psychoanalytic technique. These include his observations about internal supervision, trial identification with the patient.

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Learning Along the Way sees Patrick Casement trace the development and application of his earlier key contributions to psychoanalytic technique. These include his observations about internal supervision, trial identification with the patient, and monitoring how the analytic space is either preserved or spoiled by the analyst’s contributions.

Throughout the book, Casement cautions against preconceptions that steer the analytic process along familiar lines. He advocates a more radical approach that is always open to being led by the process emerging between analyst and patient, frequently leading to unexpected and fresh insights. This work makes a natural pair with Casement’s first, most celebrated book, On Learning from the Patient. Here he builds upon all that was outlined before, challenging the reader further and inspiring clinicians to re-think their established ways of working.

Learning Along the Way is an invaluable addition to every clinician’s library and an essential aid to practising psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, counsellors, and anyone training in psychoanalysis.

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Praised as an essential and rare contribution to psychoanalytic literature, Learning Along the Way is lauded for its clinical wisdom and inspirational approach. Ted Jacobs, MD, hails it as a priceless education in analytic psychotherapy, while Andrew Samuels highlights it as compelling and searingly honest work, offering some of the deepest insights into both the profession and Casement himself. The book is celebrated for transforming relational approaches in psychotherapy and is recommended for all practitioners and trainees.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138343535

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 394g

Pages: 164

About the Author

Patrick Casement, previously a social worker, trained as a psychotherapist and then as a psychoanalyst. He is the author of four well known Learning From… books, of which this work is the culmination, bringing together in a single publication the richness of his 50 years of clinical experience.

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