Theory and Practice in Child Psychoanalysis An Introduction to the Work of Francoise Dolto

During her lifetime Francoise Dolto revolutionized the psychoanalytic understanding of childhood. As an early pioneer, she emphasized that the child is to be recognized from birth as a person. As a gifted and innovative clinician, Dolto developed her ideas about the unconscious image of the body. An image that is unique to each individual and linke

Preface -- Introduction -- Françoise Dolto: a biography -- Françoise Dolto’s contribution to neonatology -- Childhood psychosis -- Seeing the bigger picture -- The unconscious image of the body -- Gendering the libido: Françoise Dolto and female sexuality -- Homosexuality in women -- La Maison Verte: a place for words. Personal reflections on working with Françoise Dolto -- La Casa Verde: speech, listening, welcoming in Françoise Dolto’s work -- Desire, Dire, Dieu, and Dolto -- Chronology of the life of Françoise Dolto

Professional Practice & Development

Guy Hall, Francoise Hivernel, Sian Morgan