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Therapeutic Presence: Building Expression and Form

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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.
Part 1 Introduction to therapeutic presence, Arthur Robbins. Part 2 Theoretical and development issues: wiggles, squiggles and words - from expression to meaning in early childhood and psychotherapy, Billy Pivinick. Part 3 Therapeutic presence within a counter transference context: affect and therapeutic presence as a diagnostic indicator, Arthur Robbins. Part 4 Therapeutic presence within a therapeutic theoretical frame: the therapist as a nanny, Arthur Robbins and Laura Milne-Robbins; the healer as therapist, Sandra Robbins; the impact of pregnancy on the psychotherapeutic process - an integrated approach to utilizing active intervention techniques, Melissa Robbins. Part 5 Therapeutic presence within the context of an expressive therapy stance: listen to the music of the unconscious - using countertransference as a compass in the analytically oriented music therapy process, Benedikte Scheiby; the use of ritual in expressive therapy, Vivian Markow-Speiser; the field of wings - puppetry as therapy from an object relations point of view and incorporating field psychology, Felisa Weiss; the use of fairy tales as a means of providing a structure for therapeutic engagement, Sarah Banker and Arthur Robbins; dance/movement and art therapies as primary expressions of the self, Arthur Robbins.
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