 | Communicating with Vulnerable Patients: A Novel Psychological Approach Communicating with Vulnerable Patients explores ways to improve the communication process between highly vulnerable patients and the therapist, based on the assumption of the permanent presence of an 'outsider' or potential space in the communication field between them. In this space, the therapist and highly vulnerable patients can undergo transitional states of mind established between and within their relationship. Leticia Castrechini Franieck presents practical methods to overcome communication issues and engage therapeutically with highly vulnerable patients suffering from personality disorders, addiction and trauma, as well as with deprived children. Communicating with Vulnerable Patients is presented in five parts, with the first focused on building communication through a Transient Interactive Communication Approach (TICA) and the second applying TICA in forensic settings with five case studies illustrating the approach in a range of contexts. Part three considers TICA in intercultural settings, including work with refugees, and part four outlines adaptations of the approach, including T-WAS (Together We Are Strong), which aims to avoid an increase of antisocial behavior in deprived children, and the use of TICA in the COVID-19 pandemic. The book concludes in part five with reflections on outcomes and limitations of both TICA and T-WAS. Communicating with Vulnerable Patients will be invaluable reading for professionals, psychotherapists, group therapists and group analysts working with at-risk populations.
Find out more about TICA and T-WAS with two introductory videos created by the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aVC1ag9jkc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htv8P8OS7VU
Maria Leticia Castrechini Fernandes Franieck, PhD, is a chartered counselling psychologist and a psychodynamic psychotherapist based in Germany. Her clinical practice is focused on working with highly vulnerable populations. |
