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Christophe Bittolo1, Cécile Corre2
1Psychologue, psychanalyste, Maître de Conférences Montigny le Bretonneux, France.
The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|December 19, 2022
Summary
This study explores transmitting psychoanalytic practices in care institutions, focusing on institutional psychic reality and conflict containment. It identifies factors enabling reflection on evolving clinical practices and their intergenerational transmission.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Psychoanalytic theories and methods are integral to clinical practices in care institutions.
- The French socio-economic context influences the implementation and evolution of these practices.
- Understanding the transmission of these practices is crucial for institutional development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reflect on the transmission of psychoanalytic clinical practices within care institutions.
- To examine the challenges and impacts of these practices on therapists.
- To identify factors promoting reflection and evolution of established practices.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic practices in institutional settings.
- Exploration of institutional psychic reality and conflict dynamics.
- Examination of organizational structures, institutional history, and intergenerational transmission.
Main Results:
- Transmission of psychoanalytic practices requires viewing the institution as a psychic reality object.
- Potential conflicts arise from value shifts, generational differences, and the need for conflict containment.
- Organizational modes, historical context, and third-party roles shape practice evolution.
Conclusions:
- Working with internal objects necessitates assessing institutional conflict containment capacity.
- Institutional spaces' nature and function are key to successful practice transmission.
- Collective elaboration of objects and methods fosters evolution and creativity in institutional psychoanalytic practices.
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