Abstract
After the method of infant observation, as developed by Esther Bick, and its significance for psychoanalytic training have been outlined, the method is critically assessed. The suggestion is then made that infant observation should be supplemented by video-analytic infant observation. Finally, thoughts on modifications of the process of infant observation are presented.
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Christiane Ludwig-Körner
Christiane Ludwig-Körner, Prof. Dr. habil., is a psychologist, training analyst, and supervisor of the International Psychoanalytic Association, Deutsche Psychoanalytische Gesellschaft, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychoanalyse, Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Tiefenpsychologie, and a professor at the International Psychoanalytic University of Berlin. She constructed and leads the training program Parent Infant Psychotherapy Eltern-Säugling-Kleinkind-Psychotherapie (ESKP) in Germany, and is head of the Parent Infant Working Group of the IPA. Her work and research focuses are primary prevention, parent–infant therapy, psychotherapy approaches, and biographical research into female psychoanalysts.