Amy Schaffer, PhD, is a faculty member and supervisor at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy and the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center. A psychologist/psychoanalyst in private practice, she also has a background in psychological research and psychodrama in mental health settings. She has worked with older adults in her practice for 40 years.
This book covers the essentials of psychotherapeutic work with older adults, discussing how contemporary psychodynamic thought can be applied clinically to engage the older patient in... (more)