THE ANNA FREUD TRADITION LINES OF DEVELOPMENT Evolution of Theory and Practice over the Decades Series Editors: Norka T. Malberg and Joan Raphael-Leff THE ANNA FREUD TRADITION Lines of Development—Evolution of Theory and Practice over the Decades Edited by Norka T. Malberg and Joan Raphael-Leff First published in 2012 by Karnac Books Ltd 118 Finchley Road London NW3 5HT Copyright © 2012 to Norka T. Malberg and Joan Raphael-Leff for the edited collection, and to the individual authors for their contributions. The rights of the contributors to be identified as the authors of this work have been asserted in accordance with §§ 77 and 78 of the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A C.I.P. for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-13: 978-1-78049-021-2 Typeset by Vikatan Publishing Solutions (P) Ltd., Chennai, India Printed in Great Britain www.karnacbooks.com To all who have been touched in one way or another by the work of Anna Freud, especially children and their families. And to our own families who support our work and keep us grounded. CONTENTS SERIES EDITORS’ FOREWORD xiii ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS xv PREFACE xxiii Norka T. Malberg PROLOGUE xxv Joan Raphael-Leff PART I: ANNA FREUD: HER WORK AND LEGACY Overview CHAPTER ONE The Anna Freud Centre today 5 Mary Target CHAPTER TWO Anna Freud: the teacher, the clinician, the person 10 Elisabeth Young-Bruehl vii viii CONTENTS Historical Framework CHAPTER THREE Anna Freud and her collaborators in the early post-war period 17 Christiane Ludwig-Körner CHAPTER FOUR From the Hampstead War Nurseries to the Anna Freud Centre 30 Inge-Martine Pretorius CHAPTER FIVE The Diagnostic Profile: an invaluable clinical tool 38 Trevor Hartnup Contemporary Issues CHAPTER SIX Anna Freud’s influence on contemporary thinking about the child 47 Anne-Marie Sandler CHAPTER SEVEN The clinical training: 1947–2009—commemorating a tradition 54 Viviane Green PART II: CLINICAL WORK AND APPLICATIONS OF ANNA FREUD’S DEVELOPMENTAL TRADITION A. INFANCY—Observations, interventions, and applications Overview CHAPTER EIGHT Overview of theoretical and clinical applications, and current developments 71 Frances Thomson Salo Observation CHAPTER NINE Aggression in relation to emotional development: an observation of an infant and his family in the first two years of life 79 Nick Midgley CONTENTS ix Intervention CHAPTER TEN Parent–infant psychotherapy: a new “real” relationship—“finding a way to be together” 95 Michela Biseo Applications CHAPTER ELEVEN “Silent scream”—work with a traumatized immigrant mother and her infant with a severe neurological disorder 109 Sheila Levi B. UNDER FIVES—Clinical work and applications Overview CHAPTER TWELVE Overview of theoretical and clinical applications, and current developments 129 Angela Joyce Clinical CHAPTER THIRTEEN “Learning to love”—a story about a young girl’s analysis 139 Hedde Maartje Evers CHAPTER FOURTEEN “A long journey from catastrophe to safety”—the analysis of a violent boy 154 Federica Melandri Applications CHAPTER FIFTEEN A depressed toddler and his mother reunite in the toddler group 171 Justine Kalas Reeves Outreach CHAPTER SIXTEEN “Anna Freud in Africa”—Ububele in Alexandra township, Johannesburg 185 Hillary and Tony Hamburger
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