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An Intersubjective Mentalization-Based Primer: Empathy as Competence

Author(s) : Johann Steinberger

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In Empathy as Competence, Johann Steinberger, rooting his work in intersubjectivity, resonance, and mentalization theory, understands and portrays empathy not just as a talent, but as a skill. Equally important, Steinberger presents the method he has devised to teach this crucial skill. The practice of empathy, in other words, does not necessarily require that the student of empathy already be gifted in this respect, which means that Steinberger’s method, Affect Resonance Therapy, can be very widely taught. In taking this step, and doing the research to establish it, Steinberger broadens the empirical demonstration of psychoanalytic conceptualizations in a way that serves as a model for all such work, and simultaneously offers not only mental health professionals, but all healthcare workers, and even practitioners in other fields, such as education, a means of meaningfully contextualizing the understanding of persons.
Donnel B. Stern, Ph.D., William Alanson White Institute, New York, US