The School as a Holding Environment

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Hyman
Keyword(s):  
Holding Environment

The Meaning of Children's Poetry: A Cognitive Approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Coats
Keyword(s):  
Crucial Role ◽  
The Body ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Holding Environment ◽  
Cognitive Poetics ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Communal Life ◽  
Clear Sense ◽  
Critical Attention ◽  
Children's Poetry

Critical attention to children's poetry has been hampered by the lack of a clear sense of what a children's poem is and how children's poetry should be valued. Often, it is seen as a lesser genre in comparison to poetry written for adults. This essay explores the premises and contradictions that inform existing critical discourse on children's poetry and asserts that a more effective way of viewing children's poetry can be achieved through cognitive poetics rather than through comparisons with adult poetry. Arguing that children's poetry preserves the rhythms and pleasures of the body in language and facilitates emotional and physical attunement with others, the essay examines the crucial role children's poetry plays in creating a holding environment in language to help children manage their sensory environments, map and regulate their neurological functions, contain their existential anxieties, and participate in communal life.

A "space" created in psychoanalysis and Eastern thought: a discussion of holding environment, container, and wu-wei

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-122
Author(s):  
Li Hanning
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Holding Environment ◽  
True Self ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Psychoanalytic Therapy ◽  
Wu Wei ◽  
State Of Mind

In this article Winnicott, Bion, and Zhuangzi's three metaphorical concepts of psychological space are compared to understand the meaning of their respective use of space and unity, as well as the importance of the unity of space itself. This is carried out against the background of psychoanalysis and Eastern thought. This is not only a state that analysts need to be able to achieve in psychoanalytic therapy, but is also related to the quality of the mental state of each of us in our daily lives. An open and perceptive experience is responsible for the spontaneous presentation and for mental growth, and in Eastern thought, at its core is the wu-wei thought, defined as unconflicted personal harmony, inaction, or free-flowing spontaneity. Although psychoanalysis is a therapeutic method, it is not limited to this function. It is also a preparation for patients to approach their true self or "truth". Freud (1912e) described a way of approaching "an open mind, free from any presupposition" that could be achieved through analysis, and he promoted the development of mature interpersonal relations. Buddhist or Taoist practice, on the other hand, relies on correct breathing to calm oneself. Beyond all doubt, Winnicott, Bion, and the wise men of the East all knew that connecting with emotion or acquiring knowledge must be done in a calm state of mind.

Dynamic Interpersonal Processes and the Inpatient Holding Environment

Psychiatry ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira Levine ◽  
Arnold Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Processes ◽  
Holding Environment

scholarly journals Working relationally with clients who have experienced abuse: Exploring counselling psychologists’ experiences using ipa

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-162
Author(s):  
Carly Malcolm ◽  
Richard Golsworthy
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Holding Environment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Therapeutic Work ◽  
Client Group ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Therapeutic Space ◽  
The University ◽  
External Communications

Whilst much research has been conducted into the efficacy of and guidelines for technical interventions in the treatment of abuse, it is argued that a relational or process approach to therapeutic work should become more integrated into the use of technical interventions to aid therapeutic outcome. The study aims to explore counselling psychologists’ experiences when working with clients who have experienced abuse. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Six participants were recruited and asked to share their experiences of their therapeutic work with the client group. The research was given ethical approval by the ethics committee of the university. Three superordinate themes emerged from the data: ‘The Holding Environment’, ‘The Personal versus The Professional’ and ‘Internal Responses, External Communications’. These were supported by various subthemes within the accounts and were generated as a result of a double hermeneutic engagement with each interview transcript. This research contributes towards a deeper understanding of the processes involved in creating a therapeutic space for the work and the relational dynamics involved in providing therapy to clients who have experienced abuse. The dynamic process between empathising and ‘detaching’ in session, as well as counselling psychologists’ use of supervision, are highlighted as areas for further study.

Referral Relationship: Illuminating the Ways Palliative Care Creates a Holding Environment for Referring Clinicians

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keri O. Brenner ◽  
Jessica Logeman ◽  
Leah B. Rosenberg ◽  
Daniel Shalev ◽  
Vicki A. Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Holding Environment

Coping, Not Choking, Under the Pressure of a Terrorist Attack: A Crisis Leadership Coping Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 002188632110665
Author(s):  
Synnøve Nesse ◽  
Inger G. Stensaker
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Terrorist Attack ◽  
Crisis Leadership ◽  
Mass Casualties ◽  
Holding Environment ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Organizational Crises ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Coping Model

Organizational crises, especially those of an extreme nature that include threats to survival and mass casualties, are deeply psychologically challenging for leaders. Previous research has focused on the effectiveness of leaders’ crisis management without much consideration for how leaders manage their own crisis reactions. This study was carried out in the crisis management facilities at the headquarters of a multinational energy corporation while a terrorist attack was ongoing in one of its subsidiaries. The unique access and data provide insights into how leaders react to crises and seek support by using different coping strategies. We develop a three-phase model (acceptance, psychological flexibility, and commitment) that illustrates the in-situ creation of a holding environment to support leaders in coping, not choking, under the pressure of a life-threatening crisis.

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