This book presents eleven new findings in child psychoanalytic research, most of them based on the experience of the clinical consulting room. Each chapter is the work of an experienced child psychotherapist or child analyst, vivid in their description of the children and families they encountered.

Introduction Michael Rustin and Margaret Rustin Part I: Mainly Theory and Clinical Method 1 A single case of psychoanalytical infant observation and what it reveals about loss and recovery in infancy Wendy Shallcross 2 “Finding a place of one’s own': A Grounded Theory Approach to reviewing the developmental impact of child psychotherapy with a looked-after 2 year old child Louise Allnutt 3 The Desert, the Jungle and the Garden: some aspects of Autistic Functioning and Language Development Carlos Tamm 4 Curiouser and Curiouser: researching the K link in psychoanalytic therapy Emily Ryan 5 A Comparison of Process Notes and Audio Recordings in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Miriam Creaser Part II: Mainly Practice 6 What do babies know? An exploration into the lived experience of Bangladeshi mothers about their infants in utero and infancy Ferelyth Watt 7 Breaks and sibling figures in child psychotherapy Liselotte Grunbaum 8 What can I tell you? An exploration of child psychotherapy assessment using Grounded Theory Marie Bradley 9 Focusing on the Carer of the Traumatised Child: On the Benefits of Psychoanalytic Short-term Parent Work Kristine Tiltina 10 An exploration into the impact of a Child Psychotherapist’s pregnancy on her clinical work Rajni Sharma 11 Clinical research and practice with babies and young children in care Jenifer Wakelyn Appendices Appendix A: Completed Theses in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy from the Tavistock Clinic and the University of East London’s Professional Doctorate Programme in Child Psychotherapy between 2000 and 2018 Appendix B: Completed Theses from the Tavistock Clinic and the University of East London’s Professional Doctorate Programme in Child Psychotherapy between 2000 and 2018

‘What a treasure trove we have in this book. It exemplifies my belief that psychoanalysis should be viewed as the natural history approach to psychology much as Darwin's study of the natural world opened up biology. This method of work requires sustained observation and builds theory from the observed data as the writers in this volume have done, across a wide range of topics of clinical interest. I recommend it most warmly.’-Ronald Britton, psychoanalyst and author, past President of the British Psychoanalytic Society‘At a time when the need for novel interdisciplinary approaches to mental health research is increasingly recognised, this excellent book provides a compelling account of the distinctive tradition of qualitative child psychotherapy research. It is a fascinating read, offering rich insights from the frontline of children’s services.’-Eilis Kennedy, Director of Research, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust‘This impressive collection of papers is testimony to the rich tradition of research into child psychotherapy undertaken at the Tavistock Clinic over the last 20 years. It will be of great interest to those working therapeutically with children, as well as those seeking inspiration regarding psychoanalytic research methods.’-Nick Midgley, Associate Professor, UCL, and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families