Exploring Core Competencies in Jungian Psychoanalysis: Research, Practice, and Training

Description

Presented in five parts, this comprehensive collection offers an in-depth understanding of the core competencies in Jungian psychoanalysis. It is aligned with the main task of analytical training and practice—that of integrating the unconscious aspects of experience and developing a living relationship with it—and defines a set of key resources and skills for recognizing the emergence of the unconscious and its multiple manifestations, while offering ways to relate to it that fit individual clients and encourage growth and healing. Featuring contributions from renowned Jungian analysts from across the globe, the book sheds light on how Jungians integrate common therapeutic methods in their practices and how they utilize others that are unique to their personal experiences, making the book an essential read for Jungian professionals, trainees, and students. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Contributors Acknowledgments Preface Introduction On the Analytic Attitude On a Living Relationship With the Unconscious On Analytical Training On Relatedness to Culture in Analytical Practice References Part I Research On Core Competencies in Psychotherapy Chapter 1 Exploring Core Competencies in the Field of Psychotherapy: Understanding, Research, and Development Description of Core Competencies Expert-based Comprehensive Differentiation Evaluation of Core Competencies Constellation of Competencies in Psychotherapy Process Before Entering the Process Attending the Process Moment of Forming a Concept Moment of Interpretation Shifting the Positions of Participation Engagement in the Creative Process Conclusion References Chapter 2 A Study of Core Competencies in Jungian Psychoanalysis Introduction Research Participants Procedure Data Analysis Results Willingness to Participate in the Study Primary Data: Describing the Competencies Analytical Attitude Living Relationship With the Unconscious Attentiveness to the Spiritual Dimension of Experience Searching for Meaning Giving Value to Subjectivity Analytical Relationship Creating an Enabling Space Flexibility in Participating Observing and Conceptualizing Ability to Intervene Relatedness to the Symbolic Mediating Processes of Transformation Being Able to Contain the Opposites Holding and Navigating “Experience of Transformation Can Be Contagious” On the Role of an Analyst in the Process of Transformation Relatedness to Culture Conclusion References Part II The Analytical Attitude: Multidimensionality of Psyche Manifestation Chapter 3 Complexity and Transformation Introduction Complexity and Transformation in The Red Book Eco-psychological Systems of Transformation Clinical Implications Turning Point and Conclusion References Chapter 4 The Symbolic Attitude: A Core Competency for Jungian Psychoanalysts Introduction Symbols and the Symbolic Attitude Symbolic Reality The Symbolic Life The Symbol Paper Conclusion References Chapter 5 The Heart of the Matter: Spiritual Dimensions in Jungian Practice The Spiritual Core of Jungian Psychology The Archetype of the Self The Gift of Paradox The Mystical Core in Analytic Psychology The Transformative Power of Love Die and Become: the Spiritual Imperative of Individuation The Value of Inner Experience Inflation and ‘Spiritual Bypassing’ Notes References Part III The Analytical Process: A Living Relationship With the Unconscious in Practice Chapter 6 On Being Imaginative “We Live Immediately Only in the World of Images”, C. G. Jung Imagination: A Perception Without an Object of Perception The View of C. G. Jung Various Models of Technique of Imagination Methodological Notes Imagination and Narrative Imagination: The Basis for Various Techniques in Jungian Psychotherapy Imagination and Neuroscience Research About Self-Generated Thinking Dreaming Below the Threshold of Consciousness: Fox and C. G. Jung The Past and the Future On Being Imaginative: Some Clinical Notes Emotional Contagion and Countertransference Example Active Imagination in the Strictest Sense Notes References Chapter 7 On the Therapeutic Relationship Introduction The Analytical Approach to the Therapeutic Relationship: The Transference Jung’s References to Alchemy: The Coniunctio Countertransference Beyond Transference and Countertransference Intersubjectivity Analytical Psychology and Intersubjectivity Mutual Influence: Co-Transference Coniunctio: The Intersubjective Field The Dialectical Process: The Empathic–Introspective Stance The Therapeutic Relationship in the Light of Current Psychotherapy Research Concluding Remarks References Chapter 8 Analytic Interpretation: An Illustration of Core Competencies in Jungian Psychoanalysis Introduction What Are Core Competencies? Why Do We Need Core Competencies? ABAP: A Case Study of the Development and Implementation of Core Competencies Implementation of Core Competencies in Jungian Training Programs Analytic Interpretation: An Application of Core Competencies in Jungian Psychoanalysis Knowledge Application Evaluation of Competency in Interpretation Conclusion Additional Resources On Analytic Interpretation References Chapter 9 The Relevance of Reflective Practice in the Training of Jungian Analysts Introduction Jung and the ‘Other’ The Development of the Reflective Self Defining and Differentiating Between Mentalization, Reflective Functioning and Reflective Practice Reflective Practice How Can Reflective Practice Be Taught? Is This Model Translatable Into Jungian Practice? The Relevance of Reflective Practice for Jungian Analysts Note References Part IV The Analytical Training: Integrative View and Assistance to Individuation Chapter 10 Training in Thirdness and Thirdness in Training Introduction The Third and Thirdness What Is It? The Absence of Thirdness The Ethics of Thirdness Training in Thirdness Thirdness in Training Overview Supervision Case Groups and Colloquium Monitoring and Exam Committees Conclusion References Chapter 11 How Can the IAAP Router Training Foster the Development of Core Competencies in Future Members of the IAAP? Introduction The Background of the Applicants for the Router Training Academic Qualifications The Background of the Analysts Involved in the Router Training The Specific Challenges for Analysts Working in Different Cultural Settings General Requirements for the Router Training Basic Psychotherapeutic Core Competencies Jungian Core Competencies Analytic Talent Assessment of Applicants for the Router Training The Screening Interview Three Pillars: Analysis, Theory, and Supervision Analysis Competencies Fostered Through Personal Analysis Theory Core Competencies Required By the Theoretical Readings Assessment of Theoretical Knowledge Clinical Supervision Requirements for the Supervision Core Competencies From Supervision The Supervisors’ Assessment of the Core Competencies of the Router Research and Evaluation Concluding Remarks Notes References Part V Relatedness to Culture in Analytical Practice Chapter 12 Cultural Otherness: Implications for the Analytic Attitude Development of an Analytic Attitude: Personal Aspects Development of an Analytic Attitude: Personal Aspects Perspectives On the Analytic Attitude Perspectives On the Analytic Attitude Jungian Analysis as a Craft The Role of Theory Cultural Otherness and the Analytic Attitude General Perspectives Cultural Complexes: Jungian Perspectives Bi-directional Learning Examples Conclusions References Chapter 13 On Relatedness to Cultures: The Struggles With Cultures in the Case of C. G. Jung and H. Kawai Introduction Jung’s Perspective On Non-European Cultures and Cultures From the Past Jung’s Encounter and Struggle With Different Cultures The Multicultural Environment of Jungian Analysts’ Training in Zurich On the First Japanese Jungian Analyst, Hayao Kawai’s Struggle With His Own Culture A Jungian Exploration of Japanese Culture After Kawai’s Return to Japan Conclusion References Index