Susanne Vosmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4426202 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susanne Vosmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Vosmer |
| SIGNATURE | VOSMER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Biggleswade Hospital Spring House |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0847-3980 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lived experiences of diversity in group analytic training and as a qualified group analyst: An autoethnographic study
My evocative and analytical autoethnography explored the lived experience of diversity during group analytic training and as group analyst. Bakhtin’s dialogism was used to analyse texts. Data analysis has revealed pervasive experiences of racism and discomfort about social class and gender disparity. Religion was not included in my training and achieving feminine autonomy was difficult in group analysis. Linked to patriarchy, colonialism, and per…
How suitable is the analytic group for treating people with Parkinson’s
This article examines whether group analysis is suitable for treating Parkinson’s disease. Brief descriptions and conceptualizations of Parkinson’s are provided. I illustrate how conductors could treat mild parkinsonian manifestations in traditional analytic groups by making adaptions to dynamic administration and technique. Counter/transference may provide vital insight into implicit (unconscious) memory and group members’ functioning. While gro…
Expression of different kinds of love and their transformation in the interpretative encounter in the group
Gadamerian concepts are combined with historic and group analytic conceptualizations to understand and modify expressions of different kinds of love in a long-term group. Vignettes are presented. In the interpretative encounter, affective, empathic, cultural and other resonances emerged. Through dialogue, new understanding occurred in the group about dangerous, romantic, unhealthy, narcissistic, intoxicating, unrequited, ecclesial and sexual love…
Learning about humour
In groups, we encounter the entire spectrum of humour from benign jokes to hostile sarcasm. Since humour has been neglected by group analysts, this article expands the limited literature in group analysis on humour. Several theories of humour are introduced. I contend that group analysis should research humour in order to develop a group analytic theory of humour. Jokes and clinical examples are interwoven to illustrate what conductors must consi…
How (non)discriminatory are the Institute of Group Analysis and group analysis? An institutional ethnography study
The current political, social and economic landscape in psychotherapy is permeated by neoliberalism and requirements for diversity and equality. Nevertheless, racism occurred in the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA). Using Institutional Ethnography, this study examined whether non-discrimination of clients, students and group analysts is nowadays a lived actuality. Unfortunately, a disjuncture between claims of non-discrimination and lived experi…
Facets of love and lovesickness
Love has been ignored in group analysis for too long. This article describes different forms of love and attachment love styles. Techniques to assess and work with love are introduced. The social unconscious of love and lovesickness must be made conscious to prevent it from becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. Technologies impact on dating, relationships and love. Groups can help patients address feelings and behaviour arising from these. Love ca…
The Stone Mother Revisited’: A female group analytic reflection on working within male low-secure forensic inpatient settings in the United Kingdom
This reflective account offers a female group analytic perspective on working with male inpatients within low-secure forensic settings. Viewed through the metaphor ‘Stone Mother’, I suggest that this setting is especially challenging for female group analysts because of its paternalistic matrix and the unflattering portrayal of women as ‘seductive temptress’ or ‘evil stepmothers’ in our inherited cultural foundation matrix. Females and female bod…
The Usefulness of Group Analysis in the Conceptualization and Treatment of ‘Personality Disorders’ and ‘Complex/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder’
Personality disorders are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself. Some personality disorders also display features of (Complex) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Attachment disruptions in early childhood may result in physiological and psychological (trauma) difficulties. Attachment theory holds that humans are social beings…
Group Analysis and the Virtual World: Communication in an Expanding Matrix
Increasing exposure to pornographic material communicated through the internet and the world wide web, also referred to as the virtual world or cyberspace, presents us with new challenges since existing models of analysis are mainly predicated on a clear distinction between representation and the ‘real’ world. Cyberporn has blurred these distinctions and poses interesting challenges at a theoretical and therapeutic level: what are its effects and…
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Group Analysis and the Virtual World: Communication in an Expanding Matrix
Increasing exposure to pornographic material communicated through the internet and the world wide web, also referred to as the virtual world or cyberspace, presents us with new challenges since existing models of analysis are mainly predicated on a clear distinction between representation and the ‘real’ world. Cyberporn has blurred these distinctions and poses interesting challenges at a theoretical and therapeutic level: what are its effects and…
The Usefulness of Group Analysis in the Conceptualization and Treatment of ‘Personality Disorders’ and ‘Complex/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder’
Personality disorders are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself. Some personality disorders also display features of (Complex) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Attachment disruptions in early childhood may result in physiological and psychological (trauma) difficulties. Attachment theory holds that humans are social beings…
The Stone Mother Revisited’: A female group analytic reflection on working within male low-secure forensic inpatient settings in the United Kingdom
This reflective account offers a female group analytic perspective on working with male inpatients within low-secure forensic settings. Viewed through the metaphor ‘Stone Mother’, I suggest that this setting is especially challenging for female group analysts because of its paternalistic matrix and the unflattering portrayal of women as ‘seductive temptress’ or ‘evil stepmothers’ in our inherited cultural foundation matrix. Females and female bod…
How (non)discriminatory are the Institute of Group Analysis and group analysis? An institutional ethnography study
The current political, social and economic landscape in psychotherapy is permeated by neoliberalism and requirements for diversity and equality. Nevertheless, racism occurred in the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA). Using Institutional Ethnography, this study examined whether non-discrimination of clients, students and group analysts is nowadays a lived actuality. Unfortunately, a disjuncture between claims of non-discrimination and lived experi…
Facets of love and lovesickness
Love has been ignored in group analysis for too long. This article describes different forms of love and attachment love styles. Techniques to assess and work with love are introduced. The social unconscious of love and lovesickness must be made conscious to prevent it from becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. Technologies impact on dating, relationships and love. Groups can help patients address feelings and behaviour arising from these. Love ca…
Expression of different kinds of love and their transformation in the interpretative encounter in the group
Gadamerian concepts are combined with historic and group analytic conceptualizations to understand and modify expressions of different kinds of love in a long-term group. Vignettes are presented. In the interpretative encounter, affective, empathic, cultural and other resonances emerged. Through dialogue, new understanding occurred in the group about dangerous, romantic, unhealthy, narcissistic, intoxicating, unrequited, ecclesial and sexual love…
Learning about humour
In groups, we encounter the entire spectrum of humour from benign jokes to hostile sarcasm. Since humour has been neglected by group analysts, this article expands the limited literature in group analysis on humour. Several theories of humour are introduced. I contend that group analysis should research humour in order to develop a group analytic theory of humour. Jokes and clinical examples are interwoven to illustrate what conductors must consi…
Lived experiences of diversity in group analytic training and as a qualified group analyst: An autoethnographic study
My evocative and analytical autoethnography explored the lived experience of diversity during group analytic training and as group analyst. Bakhtin’s dialogism was used to analyse texts. Data analysis has revealed pervasive experiences of racism and discomfort about social class and gender disparity. Religion was not included in my training and achieving feminine autonomy was difficult in group analysis. Linked to patriarchy, colonialism, and per…
How suitable is the analytic group for treating people with Parkinson’s
This article examines whether group analysis is suitable for treating Parkinson’s disease. Brief descriptions and conceptualizations of Parkinson’s are provided. I illustrate how conductors could treat mild parkinsonian manifestations in traditional analytic groups by making adaptions to dynamic administration and technique. Counter/transference may provide vital insight into implicit (unconscious) memory and group members’ functioning. While gro…
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Psychoanalysis (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Group analysis (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works)