| Abstract: | This paper describes a case presented by a teacher studying on a Psychoanalytic Observation Course in Vienna. The author aims to show how an analytic understanding can be acquired through observing an infant and attending a related seminar as well as taking part in other observation-based seminars including Work Discussion in which the work of the teacher was presented. The author suggests that this analytic understanding enriches the teacher’s primary task in the educational field. She distinguishes between therapeutic clinical work done by a psychotherapist and the educational task of the teacher. A single case history of a teacher’s work with a seriously disturbed boy is used to explore how the experiences in the course may be used to enhance professional creativity in the primary task in direct work with a child or young person. |
