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Kohut's Twinship Across Cultures: The Psychology of Being Human chronicles a 10-year-voyage in which the authors struggled, initially independently, to make sense of Kohut‘s intentions when he radically re-defined the twinship experience to one of "being human among other human beings". Commencing with an exploration of Kohut’s work on twinship and an illustration of the value of what he left for elaboration, Togashi and Kottler proceed to introduce a new and very different sensitivity to understanding particular psychoanalytic relational processes and ideas about human existential anguish, trauma, and the meaning of life. Together they tackle the twinship concept, which has often been misunderstood and about which little has been written. Uniquely, the book expands and elaborates upon Kohut’s final definition, "being human among other human beings." It problematizes this apparently simple concept with a wide range of clinical material, demonstrating the complexity of the statement and the intricacies involved in recognizing and working with traumatized patients who have never experienced this feeling. It asks how a sense of being human, as opposed to being described as human, can be generated and how this might help clinicians to better understand and work with trauma. Written for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists interested in self-psychological, intersubjective, and relational theories, Twinship Across Cultures will also be invaluable to clinicians working in the broader areas of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, social work, psychiatry and education. It will enrich their sensitivity and capacity to understand and treat traumatized patients and the alienation they feel among other human beings.

Since the publication of Heinz Kohut's monumental book, The Analysis of the Self, in 1971, self psychology has undergone a vibrant and exciting evolution that has significantly influenced and expanded the range of psychoanalytic thinking. New Developments in Self Psychology Practice gives voice to the multiple and diverse perspectives that shape contemporary self psychology, from complexity and attachment theories to treatment of children, and from developments in family and group therapies practices and supervisory process to examination of the role of shame, enactments, and traumatic experience in self-object relatedness and subjective experience.

Kohut's Twinship Across Cultures: The Psychology of Being Human chronicles a 10-year-voyage in which the authors struggled, initially independently, to make sense of Kohut‘s intentions when he radically re-defined the twinship experience to one of "being human among other human beings". Commencing with an exploration of Kohut’s work on twinship and an illustration of the value of what he left for elaboration, Togashi and Kottler proceed to introduce a new and very different sensitivity to understanding particular psychoanalytic relational processes and ideas about human existential anguish, trauma, and the meaning of life. Together they tackle the twinship concept, which has often been misunderstood and about which little has been written. Uniquely, the book expands and elaborates upon Kohut’s final definition, "being human among other human beings." It problematizes this apparently simple concept with a wide range of clinical material, demonstrating the complexity of the statement and the intricacies involved in recognizing and working with traumatized patients who have never experienced this feeling. It asks how a sense of being human, as opposed to being described as human, can be generated and how this might help clinicians to better understand and work with trauma. Written for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists interested in self-psychological, intersubjective, and relational theories, Twinship Across Cultures will also be invaluable to clinicians working in the broader areas of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, social work, psychiatry and education. It will enrich their sensitivity and capacity to understand and treat traumatized patients and the alienation they feel among other human beings.

Since the publication of Heinz Kohut's monumental book, The Analysis of the Self, in 1971, self psychology has undergone a vibrant and exciting evolution that has significantly influenced and expanded the range of psychoanalytic thinking. New Developments in Self Psychology Practice gives voice to the multiple and diverse perspectives that shape contemporary self psychology, from complexity and attachment theories to treatment of children, and from developments in family and group therapies practices and supervisory process to examination of the role of shame, enactments, and traumatic experience in self-object relatedness and subjective experience.

"Talk with any clinician about what they do, and you will likely hear a story-not about an amazing turn-around or a typical case--but probably about a difficult case, perhaps one in which the clinician questioned the outcome or did not feel very successful. Client failure is a real phenomenon. Unlike medical care where a physician assumes responsibility for treating, and often, curing an illness, addressing mental health concerns is not so cut and dry"--

The labor movement sees coalitions as a key tool for union revitalization and social change, but there is little analysis of what makes them successful or the factors that make them fail. Amanda Tattersall—an organizer and labor scholar—addresses this gap in the first internationally comparative study of coalitions between unions and community organizations. She argues that coalition success must be measured by two criteria: whether campaigns produce social change and whether they sustain organizational strength over time. The book contributes new, practical frameworks and insights that will help guide union and community organizers across the globe. The book throws down the gauntlet to industrial relations scholars and labor organizers, making a compelling case for unions to build coalitions that wield "power with" community organizations. Tattersall presents three detailed case studies: the public education coalition in Sydney, the Ontario Health Coalition in Toronto, and the living wage campaign run by the Grassroots Collaborative in Chicago. Together they enable Tattersall to explore when and how coalition unionism is the best and most appropriate strategy for social change, organizational development, and union renewal. Power in Coalition presents clear lessons. She suggests that "less is more," because it is often easier to build stronger coalitions with fewer organizations making decisions and sharing resources. The role of the individual, she finds, is traditionally underestimated, even though a coalition's success depends on a leader's ability to broker relationships between organizations while developing the campaign's strategy. The crafting of goals that combine organizational interest and the public interest and take into account electoral politics are crucial elements of coalition success.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years "A stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness." —People, A Best New Book July 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi’kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret. “An unforgettable exploration of grief, love, and kin,” (The Boston Globe), this show stopping debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction is a riveting novel about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time.

Serving as an orientation to early childhood education (ECE) for ages 0-8, this text' s constructivist approach to learning encourages active involvement by asking students to observe, question, reflect, research, and analyze what early childhood educators do and why they do it.

Luglio 1962. Una famiglia di nativi americani, appartenente all’etnia Mi’kmaq, arriva nel Maine dalla Nuova Scozia per raccogliere i mirtilli. Qualche settimana dopo, la figlia più piccola, Ruthie, di quattro anni, scompare. L’ultimo a vederla, seduta ai bordi del campo, è il fratellino Joe, appena più grande di lei. A nulla servono le ricerche dei famigliari per tutta l’estate e le estati a venire. Nonostante il tentativo di superare il lutto, gli anni condannano la famiglia a una catena di tragedie: la morte di un altro figlio, Charlie, che decreta la fine delle «estati dei mirtilli», e la lunga latitanza di Joe. Nella stessa regione, una ragazza di nome Norma è tormentata da sogni orribili che assomigliano a ricordi, costretta da una madre claustrofobica a un senso di colpa inestinguibile. Senza che lei ne abbia davvero coscienza, la ricerca di sé stessa, dai contorni confusi e incerti, verrà intralciata dai continui depistaggi della famiglia. La verità le si paleserà solo dopo cinque decenni di dolore e di silenzio, in cui le toccherà ripercorrere ogni giorno della sua vita precedente, vissuto adesso come un tradimento. In questo romanzo d’esordio, che ha già convinto critici e lettori di molti Paesi, tutti bevono whisky puro o diluito «per tenere a bada il dolore» del corpo e della mente. Ci si lascia consumare dalla rabbia ma si accoglie chi è fuggito a braccia aperte e senza accuse. Ci si ritrova. Un ritmo incalzante, una storia crudele in cui le bugie si sommano e moltiplicano la disperazione finché, d’improvviso, si recupera la tessera mancante del puzzle e il mondo comincia ad assumere senso. Perché il perdono può asciugare le ferite e liberare i fantasmi di una vita.

Estreia extraordinária de uma nova voz na ficção, Os Apanhadores de Bagas é um romance mordaz sobre a busca pela verdade, a sombra do trauma e a persistência do amor. Julho de 1962. Uma família mi'kmaw da Nova Escócia chega ao Maine para apanhar mirtilos durante o verão. Semanas mais tarde, Ruthie, de 4 anos, filha mais nova da família, desaparece. É vista pela última vez na companhia do irmão, Joe, de 6 anos, sentada na sua pedra favorita no limiar do campo de mirtilos. Joe nunca será capaz de ultrapassar o desaparecimento da irmã. Norma, filha única de uma família abastada, cresce no Maine. O seu pai é uma figura fria e distante; a mãe, exasperantemente superprotetora. Norma tem sonhos recorrentes e visões perturbadoras, as quais se assemelham mais a memórias do que a imaginação, e, à medida que cresce, apercebe-se de que há algo que os pais não lhe estão a contar. Decidida a não desistir da sua intuição, passará décadas a tentar desvendar esse segredo de família. MELHOR LIVRO DO ANO AMAZON, APPLE, BARNES & NOBLE BOOKLIST, THE NEW YORKER, PEOPLE Os elogios da crítica: «Uma estreia luminosa e certeira.» The New Yorker «Uma história pungente sobre a separação de uma família indígena... Peters assume a tarefa monumental de dar voz a quem suportou as tentativas racistas de eliminação, tal como aconteceu aos seus antepassados mi'kmaw.» The New York Times Book Review «Um fabuloso romance de estreia sobre amor, raça, brutalidade e perdão.» People «[Amanda] Peters explora de forma sublime os temas da perda, do luto e da esperança, assim como os laços invisíveis que mantêm as famílias intactas mesmo quando são desfeitas. Uma estreia comovente de uma autora a seguir com atenção.» Kirkus Reviews «A força deste romance reside no entendimento de como o trauma se propaga ao longo de uma vida e de uma família, assim como a descrição dos desafios enfrentados pelas pessoas indígenas... [Uma] mensagem poderosa sobre verdade, perdão e recuperação.» The Washington Post «Um retrato convincente e sentido da força inexorável dos laços familiares.» Publishers Weekly « Os Apanhadores de Bagas oferece uma exploração inesquecível dos temas do amor, da perda e da família.» The Boston Globe «Uma leitura envolvente, um policial e uma narrativa comovedora, tudo num só livro.» New York Post ; Best Book of the Year «A estreia de Peters combina talento narrativo e uma história dolorosa num romance maravilhoso para o qual muitos leitores se inclinarão... As histórias indígenas são importantes.» Booklist