Practice Forum: Self Psychology in Child Welfare Practice

The use of self-psychology, a theory first developed by Heinz Kohut, is discussed and illustrated with case examples from child welfare practice. The cases demonstrate that self-psychology can enhance an ecological model. The ways in which self-psychology can enrich the social worker's therapeu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child welfare 1991, Vol.70 (5), p.559
Hauptverfasser: Goldmeier, John, Fandetti, Donald V
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The use of self-psychology, a theory first developed by Heinz Kohut, is discussed and illustrated with case examples from child welfare practice. The cases demonstrate that self-psychology can enhance an ecological model. The ways in which self-psychology can enrich the social worker's therapeutic role in permanency planning are emphasized. (Author/GLR)
ISSN:0009-4021