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Fathers in parent–infant psychotherapy

✍ Scribed by Paul Barrows


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
144 KB
Volume
20
Category
Article
ISSN
0163-9641

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✦ Synopsis


This paper discusses the relative neglect of the role of the father by researchers and parentinfant psychotherapists. It goes on to describe reasons why the father's role is of developmental significance. Using clinical examples, it is suggested that it is often critical to ensure that fathers are included if the therapeutic work is to have the best chance of success. Two particular aspects of the father's contribution are considered, namely the direct influence that his own "ghosts" may exercise on the parentinfant relationship, and a slightly more indirect role that he may play as the other half of the parental couple.

RESUMEN: Este estudio discute el relativo olvido en que ha caı ´do el papel del padre tanto por parte de los investigadores como de los especialistas de la sicoterapia para la relacio ´n padre/madre-infante. El mismo entra a describir las razones por las cuales el papel del padre tiene significacio ´n experimental. Usando ejemplos clı ´nicos, se sugiere que es a menudo crı ´tico asegurar que los padres sean incluidos si se quiere que el trabajo terape ´utico tenga las mejores oportunidades de ser exitoso. En particular, dos aspectos de la contribucio ´n del padre son considerados, o sea, la influencia directa que su propio "fantasma" pudiera tener en la relacio ´n padre-infante, y el papel un poco ma ´s indirecto que el padre pudiera jugar como la otra mitad de la pareja.

RE ´SUME

´: Cet article discute l'abandon relatif du ro ˆle du pe re par les chercheurs et les psychothe ´rapeutes. Nous de ´crivons certaines des raisons pour lesquelles le ro ˆle du pe re est d'une signification essentielle en matie re de de ´veloppement. En utilisant des exemples cliniques, nous sugge ´rons qu'il est souvent critique de s'assurer que les pe res soient inclus si l'on veut que le travail the ´rapeutique ait les meilleures chances de succe s. Deux aspects particuliers de la contribution du pe re sont e ´tudie ´s: l'influence directe que ses propres "fanto ˆmes" peuvent exercer sur la relation parent-be ´be ´, et le ro ˆle un peu plus indirect qu'il peut jouer en tant que l'autre moitie ´du couple parental.

ZUSAMMENFASUNG: Diese Arbeit diskutiert die geringe Aufmerksamkeit, die die Rolle des Vaters sowohl von Forschern, als auch von Eltern-Kleinkind-Therapeuten erhalten hat. Es setzt mit den Gru ¨nden fort, warum die Rolle des Vaters fu ¨r die Entwicklung des Kindes bedeutsam ist. Unter Verwendung klinischer Beispiele wird gezeigt, daß die Rolle des Vaters unerla ¨ßlich ist, um in der therapeutischen Arbeit die besten Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Zwei besondere Aspekte des Beitrags der Va ¨ter werden diskutiert: Zuerst der direkte Einfluß seiner "Geister" auf die Beziehung zwischen dem Kleinkind und seinen Eltern und


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