title: Whither countertransference in couples and family therapy: a systemic perspective.
abstract: This study addresses various perspectives on transference and countertransference dynamics from the context of couples and family therapy. It considers the phenomena of countertransference in couple and family therapy and illustrates treatment with three specific kinds of patient populations: adult survivors of childhood incest who receive therapy with their partner; couples group therapy; and psychotherapists and their families. How supervisors help trainees recognize and deal with the transference and countertransference in clinical practice also is explored. These reciprocal phenomena are even more complex to identify and handle in couple and family treatment than in individual therapy.
authors.affiliation: Florida Couples and Family Institute, USA. kaslowfs@worldnet.att.net
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Kaslow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003379:Countertransference; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004644:Emotions; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D011385:Projection; D012650:Self Disclosure