Unconscious at Work Individual and Organizational Stress in the Human Services

Name: Unconscious at Work Individual and Organizational Stress in the Human Services
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ISBN: 9780415102063

ISBN-10: 0415102065

ISBN-13: 9780415102063

Edition: 256th 1994

Authors: Anton Obholzer, Vega Zagier Roberts, Tavistock Clinic Staff

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The contributors to this book use ideas drawn from psychoanalysis, open systems theory, Bion's work with groups, and group relations training to explore the difficulties experienced by managers and staff in a wide range of care settings. Each concept is introduced in as non-technical a way as possible and illustrated with examples from practice to make it recognizable and useful to the reader. Each chapter develops a theme relating to work with a particular client group or setting (including hospitals, schools, daycare centers, residential units, community services, and others), or explores aspects of work organization (for example, the supervisory relationship, facing cuts and closure, or…

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List price: $53.95
Edition: 256th
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/3/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction: The Institutional Roots of Consulting to Institutions



Conceptual Framework



Some Unconscious Aspects of Organizational Life: Contributions from Psychoanalysis



The Unconscious at Work in Groups and Teams: Contributions from the Work of Wilfred Bion



The Organization of Work: Contributions from Open Systems Theory



Authority, Power and Leadership: Contributions from Group Relations



Working with People in Pain



The Dangers of Contagion: Projective Identification Processes in Institutions



Attending to Emotional Issues on a Special Care Baby Unit



Containing Anxiety in Work with Damaged Children



Till Death Us Do Part: Caring and Uncaring in Work with the Elderly



Fragmentation and Integration in a School for Physically Handicapped Children



Working with Dying People: On Being Good Enough



Where Angels Fear to Tread: Idealism, Despondency and Inhibition of Thought in Hospital Nursing



The Self-assigned Impossible Task



Institutions in Crisis



Institutional Chaos and Personal Stress



The Troublesome Individual and the Troubled Institution



Facing an Uncertain Future



Finding a Voice: Differentiation, Representation and Empowerment in Organizations under Threat



Asking for Help: Staff Support and Sensitivity Groups Re-viewed



Towards Healthier Organizations



Managing Social Anxieties in Public Sector Organizations



Balancing Care and Control: The Supervisory Relationship as a Focus for Promoting Organizational Health



Conflict and Collaborations: Managing Intergroup Relations



Evaluation: Organizations Learning from Experience



Afterword


Appendix


Bibliography


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index