Inside views of Plath

Review:
The Silent Woman is a brilliant, elegantly reasoned meditation on the nature of biography. Janet Malcolm (author of In the Freud Archives) examines the biographies of Sylvia Plath, with particular focus on Anne Stevenson's controversial Bitter Fruit, to discover how Plath became the enigma of literary history, and how the legend continues to exert such a hold on our imaginations.

Play therapy: Marvelous Manners Books

Stunning collection of fun stories, by Timothy Knapman, familiarises children with the prosocial behaviours of courtesy, empathy and friendliness with parental tips! Available at Exclusive Books at R83 each.

The consultant for the books is Cecilia Essau Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Director of the Centre for Applied Research and Assessment in Child and Adolescent Wellbeing, Roehampton University, London.

Treading lightly

Circle of Security: Coming soon!

I am so excited to be registered for the Circle of Security training by Glen Cooper, who is coming to South Africa.

This parent-child intervention programme training is scheduled from 12-15 February 2013 at Weskoppies Hospital, Pretoria. Can't wait!  Booking at: http://circleofsecurity.net/seminars/parenting-training/. This training is currently presented in the USA, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Italy, the UK and Australia.

Play therapy: 'Forest families'

Sylvanian families are the most amazing toys - I just loved them as a child. And, now as a therapist they are fantastic in play therapy, and sandplay!

One can purchase them at Piggity's Toys at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town or at Lilliputs at the Mall of Rosebank, Johannesburg.

Play therapy: Bear moments

Beauty in the eye of the beholder

Read this POEM in The Black Man and the Mermaid IARPP online colloquium- loved it!


Mirror, mirror

A young spring-tender girl

combed her joyous hair

“You are very ugly” said the mirror.

 But,

 On her lips hung

 a smile of dove-secret loveliness,

 for only that morning had not

the blind boy said,

 “You are beautiful”.

                                       - Spike Milligan

Millon's compass to navigate personality dynamics

Using the classification scheme he pioneered, Theodore Millon, an American clinical psychologist, guides clinicians through the intricate maze of personality disorders, with special attention to changes in their conceptualisation over the last decade.

We will also look at illustrative cases. Dr. Millon’s work is an essential compass for every mental health professional to fully understand personality. His work has over the last four decades spearheaded the theoretical model that lies behind the criteria that one sees in the editions of the DSM.