The Training in Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Tavistock Relationships London

Journal title INTERAZIONI
Author/s Mary Morgan
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2023/2
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 58-70 File size 189 KB
DOI 10.3280/INT2023-002006
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The Tavistock Relationships Couple Psychoanalytic training is described from sever-al perspectives. Firstly, the organisational, social and political context in which the train-ing developed. Secondly the psychoanalytic and theoretical approach and influences, particularly that of the Tavistock tradition. Several key couple psychoanalytic concepts taught in the training are described. Thirdly, the current training components and meth-odology of the training are outlined. Finally, the limitations and possibilities of a couple psychoanalytic training are considered.

Keywords: couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy training, Tavistock Relationships, Tavistock tradition, couple theoretical concepts, training components.

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Mary Morgan, L’Istituto Tavistock Relationships di Londra Il training in psicoterapia psicoanalitica di coppia in "INTERAZIONI" 2/2023, pp 58-70, DOI: 10.3280/INT2023-002006