Communicating with Vulnerable Patients: A Novel Psychological Approach
Book Details
- Publisher : Routledge
- Published : 2023
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 240
- Category :
Forensic - Category 2 :
Bargain and Discounted Titles - Catalogue No : 96993
- ISBN 13 : 9781032140421
- ISBN 10 : 9781032140
About the Author(s)
M. Leticia Franieck grew up in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, and studied psychology at the University of Sao Paulo. She practiced as Clinical Psychologist in Brazil for many years before moving to Germany in 2000. There she carried out research into cultural differences in latency children's representations of family relationships under the supervision of Michael Günter, leading to the award of her PhD in 2005. Since then she has lived in Brazil and Germany continuing her research into children's representations at the University of Tubingen. She is currently researching Brazilian street children in order to understand their strengths and their vulnerabilities. Her clinical practice is in a specialist treatment unit for offenders with drug and alcohol problems. She learnt a lot about latency from her twin sons and now is learning from them about adolescence!