Succession and survival in psychotherapy organizations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8982186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olya Khaleelee (Tavistock Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 633-652 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Analytical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8774 • E-ISSN: 1465-5922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-5922.2008.00756.x |
| PMID | 19012582 |
| OpenAlex | W1603431079 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
This paper examines the world of psychotherapy by applying a systemic and psychodynamic understanding of the family business as a way of understanding the dilemmas and challenges of leadership succession. Oedipal factors are explored as an important theme within the succession process. This exploration is set within the context of what function psychotherapy has performed in society over the last thirty years. The hypothesis is that the first generation of leaders aimed to provide containment for the individual citizen at a time of failed dependency in society. The suggestion is that this gave way to the primary task for the second generation, which has been to focus on the therapist in training. The challenge for the third generation is to develop a meaningful role for psychotherapy today and to ensure survival at a time when other shorter therapies such as CBT are gaining ascendancy over longer term psychoanalytic psychotherapy
Context (archaeology · Dependency (UML · Ecological succession · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychodynamic psychotherapy · Psychodynamics · Psychotherapist · Set (abstract data type · Theme (computing · Child Welfare and Adoption · History · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |