Val Parker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4426207 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Val Parker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Val |
| FAMILY NAME | Parker |
| SIGNATURE | PARKER V |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8776-9474 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sibling leadership
In our world today, with rare exceptions, we have become accustomed to a form of leadership in which we promote our leaders into isolated parental positions, relying on them to make decisions for us and clear up the mess when things go wrong. But expecting our leaders to behave as though they are above us will inevitably set up power dynamics which can stifle collaboration and diminish our creativity and independence. In this paper I argue that i…
Sibling witnessing in the horizontal axis. Response to 46th Foulkes Lecture by Miriam Berger
Miriam Berger’s fascinating and poignant lecture (Berger, 2023) has drawn attention to a very important area of relating—the act of bearing witness. As she points out, witnessing belongs in the horizontal axis, and it begins in the sibling matrix. In my response I will consider the importance of sibling witnessing in the family and its function in both individual and group therapy, illustrating this with a powerful example of sibling witnessing i…
Group-Analytic Perspective on How Siblings Shape Our Lives
An Exploration of the Concept of the Social Unconscious and its Application to Clinical Understanding
The social unconscious is an idea primarily linked to group analysis. This article argues that the unconscious is socially constructed and it is essential that we recognize the power of social forces on our psyche. While Freud’s concept of the super-ego implies the existence of a socially constructed aspect of the unconscious, I propose that if the unconscious is inherently social then the anxieties we experience and defend against are based on o…
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An Exploration of the Concept of the Social Unconscious and its Application to Clinical Understanding
The social unconscious is an idea primarily linked to group analysis. This article argues that the unconscious is socially constructed and it is essential that we recognize the power of social forces on our psyche. While Freud’s concept of the super-ego implies the existence of a socially constructed aspect of the unconscious, I propose that if the unconscious is inherently social then the anxieties we experience and defend against are based on o…
Group-Analytic Perspective on How Siblings Shape Our Lives
Sibling witnessing in the horizontal axis. Response to 46th Foulkes Lecture by Miriam Berger
Miriam Berger’s fascinating and poignant lecture (Berger, 2023) has drawn attention to a very important area of relating—the act of bearing witness. As she points out, witnessing belongs in the horizontal axis, and it begins in the sibling matrix. In my response I will consider the importance of sibling witnessing in the family and its function in both individual and group therapy, illustrating this with a powerful example of sibling witnessing i…
Sibling leadership
In our world today, with rare exceptions, we have become accustomed to a form of leadership in which we promote our leaders into isolated parental positions, relying on them to make decisions for us and clear up the mess when things go wrong. But expecting our leaders to behave as though they are above us will inevitably set up power dynamics which can stifle collaboration and diminish our creativity and independence. In this paper I argue that i…
Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (1 work)