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Infant observation training is currently part of the official psychoanalytic training of some institutions. It would be a mistake though to narrow this unique life-time experience into the requirements of that specific training. The Infant Observation offers a new perspective and an alternative approach to the clinician and the professional who works not only with children but with persons of any age.
The Closely Observed Infants in that sense is an exceptional introduction to that field. I have been through the first chapter by Margaret Rustin "Encountering Primitive Anxieties" many times and I still believe that the paragraph at the end of page 8 and the first of page 9 can provide the grounds on approaching the infant's family, on that very first exploratory and explanatory visit, which is so full of anxieties and phantasy on both sides.
The observations in the second part of the book reveille a lot about the real experience, although the impact and the strength of this unique adventure can be understood long time after the end of any formal visits to the family.
I have suggested to many colleagues psychiatrists, even those without any obvious special interest into psychoanalysis to attempt this exposure, in a setting where the observer is not a therapist and not an expert. But still the observer is actively participating in the miracle of life, baring witness not only to the growing up of the "infant" but to the dynamic, rich and interactive every day struggle of the given human environment. Containment becomes a crucial component of the whole experience.
Enjoy this book. It succeeds in what is a pragmatic account (still on paper) of the processes that infants and observers are going through.
The Closely Observed Infants in that sense is an exceptional introduction to that field. I have been through the first chapter by Margaret Rustin "Encountering Primitive Anxieties" many times and I still believe that the paragraph at the end of page 8 and the first of page 9 can provide the grounds on approaching the infant's family, on that very first exploratory and explanatory visit, which is so full of anxieties and phantasy on both sides.
The observations in the second part of the book reveille a lot about the real experience, although the impact and the strength of this unique adventure can be understood long time after the end of any formal visits to the family.
I have suggested to many colleagues psychiatrists, even those without any obvious special interest into psychoanalysis to attempt this exposure, in a setting where the observer is not a therapist and not an expert. But still the observer is actively participating in the miracle of life, baring witness not only to the growing up of the "infant" but to the dynamic, rich and interactive every day struggle of the given human environment. Containment becomes a crucial component of the whole experience.
Enjoy this book. It succeeds in what is a pragmatic account (still on paper) of the processes that infants and observers are going through.
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