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Innocent bystanders?: observation in psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Eluned Dorkins  and
Paul Aylard
Eluned Dorkins
Affiliation:
Gloucester House, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5BN
Paul Aylard
Affiliation:
Gloucester House, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5BN
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Abstract

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We describe the operation of a psychotherapy clinic where a one-way screen is used in the assessment of adults for a range of dynamic therapies. While observation of psychotherapeutic encounters remains contentious as an activity in its own right, we attempt to illustrate how such a way of working can be helpful to patients and staff. The potential drawbacks of this approach are discussed and ways of minimising these are explored.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 18 - 20
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

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