The Wanderings of Cáit: analysis of The Quiet Girl

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West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy

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Join WMIP for a paper delivered by David Smith, chair of the Northern Ireland Institute of Human Relations ~ ‘The Wanderings of Cáit’ Psychoanalytic Wonderings on the film The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin)

Emotionally engaging and deeply evocative, it’s a quiet film with a lot to say about both the formative impact of neglect and the reparative possibilities associated with reliable loving care and holding. Psychologically astute in its understanding of the unspoken language of loss, the film underlines the communicative value of enactment and the nonverbal, and highlights the importance of creative resilience and the nurturing of an innate vital spark.

David’s paper weaves together strands of diverse developmental thinking, from psychoanalysis, attachment theory, and mentalisation, drawing associatively from a deeply poetic wellspring. Consideration will be given to the fundamental importance of the provision of a facilitating environment in both therapeutic and parental contexts, reflecting on certain parallels between therapy and parenting.

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