The Organizational Life of Psychoanalysis: Conflicts, Dilemmas, and the Future of the Profession (Psychoanalysis in a New Key Book Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073FMMPST |
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| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He is Past President of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations as well as former Director of the Organizational Program at The William Alanson White Institute, where he trained consultants in working psychodynamically with organizations. He is a Fellow of the A.K. Rice Institute. Kenneth Eisold is a practicing psychoanalyst, as well
His work also offers helpful lessons from the past and the present which should not be ignored."-Douglas Kirsner, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Deakin University; Honorary Member, American Psychoanalytic Association. He is one of the few psychoanalysts who easily bridges the gap between a profound psychoanalytic knowledge of individuals, and that of groups. But Ken Eisold writes in a welcome and deft manner and the lessons he wants to teach us and that we must learn, arrive in a deeply accessible form."-Adrienne Harris, New York University, Editor of The Relational Perspectives Book Series. "It’s a great book!!!"-Lew Aron and Bob Pyles"This book needs to be read by psychoanalysts at every level of development, from candidates to institute administrators. Eiso
He explores how the freedom to innovate and explore can be sustained in a context where the culture has insisted on certain standards being set and enforced, standards that have little to do with providing effective pathways to cure.?Each chapter in this collection addresses a specific dilemma faced by the profession, including:Who is to be in charge of training and who will determine those who succeed the existing leadership??Which theories and practices are to be approved and which proscribed and censored??How is the competition with alternative methods, including psychotherapy informed by psychoanalysis, to be managed??Several chapters are devoted to exploring the reciprocal influence of Freudian psychoanalysis and Jungian Analytical Psychology. The Organizational Life of Psychoanalysis is a wide-ranging exploration and examination of the organizational conflicts and dilemmas that have troubled psychoanalysis since its inception. It will appeal greatly to anyone who has assumed full or partial responsibility for the management of a psychoanalytic institute or association.. Others explore the specific dilemmas and difficulties affecting the field currently, stemming from the massive restructuring of the health care industry and the changes affecting all professions, as they are reshaped into massive organizations no longer marked by personal relationships and individual cont