Where do you stand on the role of technique?
“Technique is a necessary set of guidelines which can be taught and which, if followed thoughtfully and sensitively, will protect the practitioner from the excesses of ‘wild analysis’ or narcissistic distractions, and keep the treatment on the right ethical and therapeutic track.”
Or…
“Technique is an outmoded and discredited distraction from the fundamental goal of establishing a strong therapeutic relationship, being fully open to the o...
Where do you stand on the role of technique?
“Technique is a necessary set of guidelines which can be taught and which, if followed thoughtfully and sensitively, will protect the practitioner from the excesses of ‘wild analysis’ or narcissistic distractions, and keep the treatment on the right ethical and therapeutic track.”
Or…
“Technique is an outmoded and discredited distraction from the fundamental goal of establishing a strong therapeutic relationship, being fully open to the other without preconceptions and without using theory as a defense against not knowing.”
What status, if any, should we give Freud’s papers on technique? Might they offer a useful compass, or are they relics to be enjoyed and ignored by analysts today? And if there is a place for technique, what are the ethical implications of doing this or not doing that?
We will be addressing these questions and others to explore what a contemporary psychoanalysis has to say about technique.
Andie Newman is a psychoanalyst working in private practice in both central and north London. She trained at The SITE for Contemporary Psychoanalysis and is also a member of the College of Psychoanalysts UK. www.andienewman.com
How to book
To book tickets, email: siteenquiries2015@gmail.com £50.00 per workshop £40.00 each if you book 3 or more workshops at the same time
