{"product_id":"9781041365204","title":"Observation and the Psychoanalytic Imagination Papers from Child Psychotherapy, 1991-2025","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Library of Psychoanalysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eObservation and the Psychoanalytic Imagination\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePapers from Child Psychotherapy, 1991-2025\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMargaret Rustin | Kate Stratton | Simon Cregeen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Psychotherapy \/ Child \u0026amp; Adolescent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together some of Margaret Rustin’s finest papers in the areas of infant observation, theory, research and literature. Drawing on more than 50 years of psychoanalytic practice, the author offers a richly layered exploration of the central place of close observation and imagination in illuminating the inner worlds of children and young people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with vivid clinical examples, the collection engages with a broad range of themes, including the place of interpretation in child psychotherapy, the experience of shame in childhood, dreams and play in child analysis and the challenges of clinical research. A final section turns to literature and drama, tracing the vital connections between imagination and psychic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for child psychotherapists, psychoanalysts and child analysts, as well as all those training as mental health professionals, this book will also appeal to anyone with an interest in the emotional dimensions of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Rustin\u003c\/b\u003e is a child and adolescent psychotherapist and child analyst. She was head of Child Psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic 1985–2009 and played a major role in the extension of child psychotherapy training across the UK. Since retiring from the NHS, she works in private practice and teaches in many different countries. She has edited and written widely, most recently \u003ci\u003eFinding a Way to the Child: Selected Clinical Papers 1983–2021\u003c\/i\u003e (2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Stratton\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychoanalyst and child and adolescent psychotherapist in full-time private practice. She is co-editor of the Tavistock Clinic Series and an assistant editor for the New Library of Psychoanalysis Series. She worked for twenty years in the Adolescent and Young Adult Service at the Tavistock Clinic where she continues to teach and supervise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Cregeen\u003c\/b\u003e is a child and adolescent psychotherapist and couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Formerly head of Child Psychotherapy in Manchester and Salford NHS CAMHS, he now works in independent practice. He teaches and supervises and is co-author of \u003ci\u003eShort-Term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Adolescents with Depression: A Treatment Manual\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041365204\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e298\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547560820876,"sku":"9781041365204","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041365204","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}