Anna Freud and Observation: Memoirs of Her Colleagues from the Hampstead War Nurseries

Initially, Anna Freud did not wish to carry out systematic observations; rather, she wanted to be in the field while maintaining an analytical attitude with a free-floating attention. Based on memories of her employees Manna Friedmann, Anneliese Schnurman, Hansi Kennedy, and Joyce Robertson, this ar...

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Published in:Journal of infant, child, and adolescent psychotherapy child, and adolescent psychotherapy, 2017-04, Vol.16 (2), p.131-137
Main Author: Ludwig-Körner, Christiane
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Initially, Anna Freud did not wish to carry out systematic observations; rather, she wanted to be in the field while maintaining an analytical attitude with a free-floating attention. Based on memories of her employees Manna Friedmann, Anneliese Schnurman, Hansi Kennedy, and Joyce Robertson, this article discusses the way in which Anna Freud taught them to observe the children. She also observed those very colleagues who were observing, in order to be able to convey to them, a psychoanalytic view of the children.
ISSN:1528-9168
1940-9214
DOI:10.1080/15289168.2017.1307072