Kenneth Bledin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5709023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth Bledin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth |
| FAMILY NAME | Bledin |
| SIGNATURE | BLEDIN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thornbury Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2879-5389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
First do no harm
Group analysts seldom write about the risk of harming their patients. Yet it is now widely recognized that all psychotherapies come with a small risk of harm and this risk has remained since it was first identified in the 1970s. In the wider group psychotherapy literature, risk of harm has been linked to the poor management of conflict and scapegoating, the misuse of interpretation, narcissistic leadership and unsuitability or lack of preparation…
Further thoughts on “‘If you prick me do I not bleed?”
This article adds to the timely and important argument presented by Bacha, Einhorn and Lieberman (2021): we may all have blind spots in relation to our own racism – and to our own antisemitism. Some antisemitic tropes are repeated so often that they begin to be accepted, unquestioningly, by those who do not consider themselves antisemitic
Support for staff support groups
Clinical psychologists in NHS settings are often called upon to facilitate ‘staff groups’. A survey of psychologists’ self-reported experiences of facilitating such groups indicated average levels of relevant training, moderate levels of confidence, but only average levels of effectiveness. The value and validity of quantitative evaluations of this kind are discussed. The findings suggest that more group therapies-related teaching and training ar…
Most Important Events’ and Therapeutic Factors
People with severe and enduring mental health difficulties attending groups on 10 inpatient wards were asked to identify the ‘Most Important Event’ (MIE) in each group session they attended, as part of a routine service evaluation. Using the methods of thematic analysis, five main themes were identified from the 192 Most Important Events recorded over the course of one year: Being part of a group, Communication, Help and support, Hope for the fut…
Empty Spaces in Group-Analytic Psychotherapy Groups
Empty spaces resulting from lateness or absence are not uncommon in groups. The meaning of empty spaces needs to be analyzed not only in and by the groups but also with reference to possible theoretical explanations. They may be understood as manifestations of the anti-group and by referring to notions of subjective emptiness described, for example, by Fairbairn, Kernberg, and Balint. Feeling ‘fuller’ may be experienced as threatening to individu…
What’s in a name? Foulkes, Identity and the Social Unconscious
Immigrants to the United Kingdom are often left to forge their own identities in their new environments. This article addresses the relevance of Foulkes’s experience of migration from Nazi Germany to England to the development of his theories and ideas about groups. Issues of identity, identification and groups of belonging are discussed with reference to Foulkes’s experiences and his recently-noted tendency to idealize groups and their therapeut…
Migration, Identity and Group Analysis
Migrants from one country to another may experience a profound disturbance of their individual, social and cultural identities. A group-analytic psychotherapy group provides a microcosm of the adopted culture. Membership of such a group may enable immigrants to develop a sense of belonging to the group and thus to resolve, or resolve again, their `crises' of `identity v. identity confusion' in the new culture. Through the processes of identificat…
Post‐traumatic stress disorder ‘once removed’
This paper describes the successful treatment of an unusual case of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The case was unusual in that the patient, a 38‐year‐old woman, had neither experienced nor witnessed the traumatic event, but seemed to have experienced PTSD ‘once removed’ from the incident (the murder of her colleague). The four treatment sessions focused on traumatic events in the patient's childhood which had produced no identified sympt…
The effects on menstruation of elective tubal sterilization: a prospective controlled study
As part of a prospective controlled study of the psychosomatic effects of elective tubal sterilization, 138 women were questioned about their menstrual functioning before sterilization, and again 6 months and 12 months post-operatively, using standardized interviewing procedures. Adverse changes, including (subjectively assessed) increased menstrual loss, shorter menstrual cycles and greater use of pads or tampons were reported by sterilized subj…
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The effects on menstruation of elective tubal sterilization: a prospective controlled study
As part of a prospective controlled study of the psychosomatic effects of elective tubal sterilization, 138 women were questioned about their menstrual functioning before sterilization, and again 6 months and 12 months post-operatively, using standardized interviewing procedures. Adverse changes, including (subjectively assessed) increased menstrual loss, shorter menstrual cycles and greater use of pads or tampons were reported by sterilized subj…
Post‐traumatic stress disorder ‘once removed’
This paper describes the successful treatment of an unusual case of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The case was unusual in that the patient, a 38‐year‐old woman, had neither experienced nor witnessed the traumatic event, but seemed to have experienced PTSD ‘once removed’ from the incident (the murder of her colleague). The four treatment sessions focused on traumatic events in the patient's childhood which had produced no identified sympt…
Migration, Identity and Group Analysis
Migrants from one country to another may experience a profound disturbance of their individual, social and cultural identities. A group-analytic psychotherapy group provides a microcosm of the adopted culture. Membership of such a group may enable immigrants to develop a sense of belonging to the group and thus to resolve, or resolve again, their `crises' of `identity v. identity confusion' in the new culture. Through the processes of identificat…
What’s in a name? Foulkes, Identity and the Social Unconscious
Immigrants to the United Kingdom are often left to forge their own identities in their new environments. This article addresses the relevance of Foulkes’s experience of migration from Nazi Germany to England to the development of his theories and ideas about groups. Issues of identity, identification and groups of belonging are discussed with reference to Foulkes’s experiences and his recently-noted tendency to idealize groups and their therapeut…
Empty Spaces in Group-Analytic Psychotherapy Groups
Empty spaces resulting from lateness or absence are not uncommon in groups. The meaning of empty spaces needs to be analyzed not only in and by the groups but also with reference to possible theoretical explanations. They may be understood as manifestations of the anti-group and by referring to notions of subjective emptiness described, for example, by Fairbairn, Kernberg, and Balint. Feeling ‘fuller’ may be experienced as threatening to individu…
Most Important Events’ and Therapeutic Factors
People with severe and enduring mental health difficulties attending groups on 10 inpatient wards were asked to identify the ‘Most Important Event’ (MIE) in each group session they attended, as part of a routine service evaluation. Using the methods of thematic analysis, five main themes were identified from the 192 Most Important Events recorded over the course of one year: Being part of a group, Communication, Help and support, Hope for the fut…
Support for staff support groups
Clinical psychologists in NHS settings are often called upon to facilitate ‘staff groups’. A survey of psychologists’ self-reported experiences of facilitating such groups indicated average levels of relevant training, moderate levels of confidence, but only average levels of effectiveness. The value and validity of quantitative evaluations of this kind are discussed. The findings suggest that more group therapies-related teaching and training ar…
Further thoughts on “‘If you prick me do I not bleed?”
This article adds to the timely and important argument presented by Bacha, Einhorn and Lieberman (2021): we may all have blind spots in relation to our own racism – and to our own antisemitism. Some antisemitic tropes are repeated so often that they begin to be accepted, unquestioningly, by those who do not consider themselves antisemitic
First do no harm
Group analysts seldom write about the risk of harming their patients. Yet it is now widely recognized that all psychotherapies come with a small risk of harm and this risk has remained since it was first identified in the 1970s. In the wider group psychotherapy literature, risk of harm has been linked to the poor management of conflict and scapegoating, the misuse of interpretation, narcissistic leadership and unsuitability or lack of preparation…
Psychology (8 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychoanalysis (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (3 works) · Feeling (3 works)