Accessing the Clinical Genius of Winnicott: A Careful Rendering of Winnicott's Twelve Most Influential Clinical papers (Quatman Teri)(Paperback)

Donald Winnicott, psychoanalyst and pediatrician, is viewed by many in the psychodynamic field as the "other genius" in the history of psychodynamic theory and practice, along with Freud. This book selects and explores twelve of his most influential clinical papers. Winnicott was a keen observer of children and parents--indeed, an inspired observer. His works have been highly valued in the decades since they were first published, and are still relevant today. They help us to understand the maturational processes of children, and how best to intervene when the enterprise of childhood leads to compromises of psychological health in later years. Winnicott's writings on the goals and techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy have been foundational, in that he recast Freudian-and Kleinian-influenced thinking in the direction of the more relational schools of psychotherapy
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