Impuissance et contre-transfert culturel

Abstract

Le contre-transfert culturel est un concept qui souligne la dimension socioculturelle, et donc collective, du contre-transfert. Dans ce texte, nous analysons, au moyen de cinq histoires cliniques présentées dans le cadre de séminaires de discussion de cas transculturels et interinstitutionnels menés à Montréal, Canada, les diverses formes que peut prendre le contre-transfert culturel pour des cliniciens en situation d’impasse thérapeutique face à la prise en charge de familles migrantes. Nous examinons ensuite le rôle éventuel de ces séminaires dans la transformation de ce contre-transfert et dans la formulation de pistes permettant de relancer ou de soutenir le processus thérapeutique. Les résultats indiquent que les séminaires transculturels et interinstitutionnels de discussion de cas facilitent un travail d’élaboration sur les représentations collectives des cliniciens et que ce travail groupal permet de contenir et parfois de dépasser certaines situations d’échec thérapeutique.

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Looking Again and Beyond: The Power of Images in Intercultural Training in Youth Mental Health Care

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Personal Growth Experiences of Countertransference Among Malaysian Counsellors: A Phenomenological Study

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