title: REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN INFANT MENTAL HEALTH-A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE.
abstract: Reflective practice forms a pivotal part of mental health intervention in a setting where language and cultural differences require working together with a community counselor for language interpretation. Reflective practice in infant mental health began with Esther Bick's () infant observations and continued with Selma Fraiberg's () parent-infant psychotherapy. These two models formed the basis of the practice of infant mental health in a community in South Africa. A clinical example will highlight the importance of culturally informed observation that is then reflected upon. A qualitative study that examined the interaction among the participants in three clinical settings shows that a sustained partnership and tolerance for flexibility lie at the heart of good practice in intercultural settings. Object-relations theory offers an additional, in-depth understanding of the underlying psychic processes in reflective practice.
authors: University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University.
authors: Astrid
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authors: Berg
mesh_terms: D002662:Child Health Services; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D065246:Culturally Competent Care / Q000379:methods; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008605:Mental Health Services; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D013019:South Africa; D013850:Thinking
keywords: Afrique du Sud; Gemeinschaftspraxis; Kultur; South Africa; Sudáfrica; Südafrika; agente cultural; clinique communautaire; clínica comunitaria; community clinic; courtier culturel; cultura; cultural broker; culture; kulturelle Vermittler; pratique de réflexion; práctica con reflexión; reflective practice; reflexive Praxis; 内省的臨床; 南アフリカ; 南非; 反思方法; 地域クリニック; 文化; 文化破壊者; 文化經紀; 社區診所