Routledge Using Projective Methods with Children: The Selected Works of Steve Tuber

Nominated for a 2018 Gradiva Award for Best Book by the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, Using Projective Methods with Children is an enhanced synthesis of Steve Tuber’s previously published research on the study of projective methods to assess the representations of self and others, as well as the actual interpersonal experiences children internalize in the form of these representations. Integrating conceptual and empirical work, with an emphasis on the Rorschach Inkblot Method (RIM), the book offers unique, evidence-based information on the importance of assessing particular aspects of a child’s inner self. The studies cover a broad range of topics such as dreams, anxiety disorders, political oppression, homelessness, and multiculturalism, and each is supplemented with an analytical introduction. A section that discusses future areas of research is also included. Review "Using Projective Methods with Children shows Dr. Tuber to be the rare researcher who brings a sophisticated clinician’s mind to generate and answer meaningful, complex questions. He is also the rare clinician who is capable of implementing innovative, rigorous empirical methodology. This compendium of Dr. Tuber’s research with children will be inspiring to and a model for mental health scholars, practitioners, and students who value the preservation and growth of depth-oriented assessment and formulation in the current era of evidence-based practice."Anthony Bram, PhD, ABAP, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, author, Psychological Testing that Matters: Creating a Road Map for Effective Treatment "It is not an exaggeration to say that Steve Tuber is a genius with projective methods. His teaching of graduate students in the doctoral program at City College is legendary, and making his insights and wisdom available to a wider audience is a great service to our profession. This book is an indispensable asset to anyone interested in utilizing projective methods with children."Paul L. Wachtel, PhD, distinguished professor of psychology, City College of New York "This groundbreaking work describes research Tuber and colleagues published during the past thirty years that offers readers the opportunity to travel on several pathways, each providing valuable experiences. These include tasks to assess a child’s inner self as well as how these tasks were used with various populations, with children managing stressful environments, and with therapy cases. Although this book speaks to child therapists, it has much to offer adult therapists, graduate school educators, and doctoral students."Sebastiano Santostefano PhD, ABPP, psychologist in private practice, former director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, McLean Hospital, associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, author of Guided Enactments in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A New Look at Therapy with Adults and Children About the Author Steve Tuber, PhD, is the author or editor of six critically acclaimed books and more than one hundred papers on the intertwining of assessment and treatment in children, adolescents, and adults. He is a professor of psychology, program head, and director of training at the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the City College of New York, CUNY.