Strangers and Angels
A Response to John Schlapobersky’s Foulkes Lecture May 2015
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14777013 |
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| Authors | Gwen Adshead (0000-0002-0807-1757, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 433-446 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Group Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0533-3164 • E-ISSN: 1461-717X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0533316415606828 |
| OpenAlex | W2338010650 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
In this response, I elaborate on the important themes discussed by John Schlapobersky in his Foulkes lecture: those of relating, reflecting and reparation. I will focus on language in groups, and especially the language of the unspeakable. I will argue that there are other themes that are also active in the group analytic process: especially the theme of recovery and reconnection. I will illustrate my argument with quotes from a therapy group in a secure psychiatric hospital, and make reference to the musical nature of the group analytic process. I will suggest that we need more research into the process of group interactions to understand what factors are therapeutic
Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Process (computing · Psychoanalysis · Theme (computing · Computer Science · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Highly cited | No |
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