Countertransference as communication: Intersubjectivity in the treatment of a traumatized adolescent patient

Journal/Book: Smith Coll Stud Soc Work. 1999; 69: Lilly Hall, Northampton, MA 01063, USA. Smith College Sch Soc Work. 405-427.

Abstract: This paper explores important issues associated with the twin themes of dynamic adolescent psychotherapy and countertransference. Following a review of the burgeoning treatment literature on countertransference and the unique theoretical and clinical contributions of classical and totalistic orientations, contemporary psychoanalytic perspectives on intersubjectivity are discussed. The neglect of countertransference in the child and adolescent treatment literature is examined and unique countertransference issues Linked to this population are described Finally a detailed clinical illustration involving a severly traumatized late adolescent is provided as a means of highlighting certain concepts derived from intersubjectivity theory with particular attention to the transference-countertransference matrix.

Note: Article Brandell JR, Wayne State Univ, Sch Social Work, Detroit,MI 48202 USA

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