Psychoanalysis at Hawkspur Camp and Other Therapeutic Communities for Antisocial Children and Young People
Ana Tomcic
Abstract:Psychoanalytically informed therapeutic communities constitute an important, but often forgotten, chapter in the history of applied psychoanalysis. Apart from the original experiments by analysts and educators such as August Aichhorn or Homer Lane, little is known about the vibrant and socially progressive nature of residential communities established during and in the aftermath of the Second World War. This article explores the uses of psychoanalysis in four such communities that worked with antisocial childr… Show more
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