Papers by Jeffrey Applegate
Journal of Analytic Social Work, 1996
In this article the author employs Winnicott's concept of the true and false self to anal... more In this article the author employs Winnicott's concept of the true and false self to analyze a verbatim transcript of an audiotaped session from the late middle phase of a 3 1/2 year psychotherapy with a young man. Through the metaphor of struggles with his weight, this client expresses conflicts about aggression, compliance, true-self realization and termination that echo unresolved
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Smith College Studies in Social Work, 2014
Families in Society the Journal of Contemporary Human Services, Jan 31, 1992
Men's Health and Illness: Gender, Power, and the Body, 1995
This article examines the applicability of D. W. Winnicott's theoretical concepts to clin... more This article examines the applicability of D. W. Winnicott's theoretical concepts to clinical social work practice with clients whose psychosocial well-being has been compromised by environmental deprivation and related developmental vulnerabilities. This examination is organized around three questions: (1) Why is Winnicott relevant for social work? (2) Which of his concepts are most useful for social workers? (3) How can
Doing “Women's Work”: Men in Nontraditional Occupations, 1993
Smith College Studies in Social Work, 1999
This article examines D. W. Winnicott's contributions to inter‐subjectivity theory and th... more This article examines D. W. Winnicott's contributions to inter‐subjectivity theory and the elaboration of these contributions by several contemporary scholars. Following an exploration of the precursors to today's intersubjectivity theory found in Winnicott's developmental formulations, the author reviews several instances of the analyst's clinical work. This review suggests that Winnicott had difficulty with the therapeutic management of aggression—the affect he
Smith College Studies in Social Work, 1997
This article employs concepts from the work of British pediatrician/psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott ... more This article employs concepts from the work of British pediatrician/psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott in an effort to achieve depth and precision in the explication of supportive social work practice. Specifically, a review of Winnicott's concept of the holding environment as the optimal psychosocial context for healthy child development is followed by a description of conditions which can compromise development and result
Psychoanalytic Social Work, 2000
Psychoanalytic Social Work, 2004
Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 2002
Journal of Social Service Research, 1991
While the positive reactive effects of behavioral self-monitoring are well known, almost no resea... more While the positive reactive effects of behavioral self-monitoring are well known, almost no research has been done to study the reactivity of subjective self-monitoring. In this article, the author reports findings from a field experiment designed to investigate the effects of repeated subjective self-ratings on the outcome of psychodynamic clinical social work intervention. Findings are related to both clinical and
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1994
Comparatively few analyses of the benefits to be derived by men participating in caregiver suppor... more Comparatively few analyses of the benefits to be derived by men participating in caregiver support groups have been performed. A correlational analysis of 148 men in caregiver support groups provides evidence of considerable satisfaction derived from group association. The structural and functional characteristics of group interventions serving men are also presented.
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Papers by Jeffrey Applegate