THE INFANT OBSERVATION METHOD IN CONTEXTS OF VULNERABILITY: WHERE IS THE OBSERVER’S PLACE? QUAL O LUGAR DO OBSERVADOR?

The current article aims to discuss the role of the observer in the Infant Observation Method in contexts of vulnerability, considering excerpts from two observations of the mother-infant relationship which came from a larger research that accompanied infants and their mothers during their first yea...

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Autores: Oliveira-Menegotto, Lisiane Machado de, Wecker, Amanda, Silva, Maiquélen, Gerhardt, Ana Letícia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)
Repositorio:Psicologia em Revista (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.pucminas.br:article/28870
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.pucminas.br/psicologiaemrevista/article/view/28870
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Infant Observation Method
role of the observer
mother-baby relationship
psychoanalysis
vulnerability
Método Bick de Observação
papel do observador
relação mãe-bebê
psicanálise
vulnerabilidade
Método de observación de Bick
papel del observador
relación madre-bebé
psicoanálisis
vulnerabilidad
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Sumario:The current article aims to discuss the role of the observer in the Infant Observation Method in contexts of vulnerability, considering excerpts from two observations of the mother-infant relationship which came from a larger research that accompanied infants and their mothers during their first year of life. These observations followed the procedures recommended by the Bick Method and occurred at the babies' own homes, in a periphery of a city in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre/RS. As a result, the observer stands out as the one who provides support to the maternal knowledge, through empathy and abstention regarding judgments. Observers were consistently moved by situations of vulnerability and helplessness. Therefore, supervision was highlighted in the Method, as it stands for a place of reflection, in which both the observer and the observee are welcomed for the purpose of discussion concerning their role within the family they accompany.