Spring 2025

The Fulcrum Issue 95

Spring 2025

THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP: BOUNDARIES
Melanie Langer

ON MEETING INFANTS, PART 2
Franklyn Sills

REVIEW OF CST RESEARCH
Helen Rockliff

Editor: Helena Swahn
Published: 16th May, 2025
15 pages

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The Therapeutic Relationship

This series on the therapeutic relationship continues with a two-part exploration of boundaries within the therapeutic relationship.

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On Meeting Infants

The second article in the series explores infant neurology and the roles that mirror neurons and polyvagal theory play in shaping a baby’s relational responses to others and the world around them.

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Review of CST Research

In summary, although there are some barriers to achieving robust clinical evidence, the research studies that have been done to date, while small in number, suggest generally positive outcomes that make the case for investment in larger clinical trials.

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HOWG: Moving Forward

Following the trustees’ clarification of HOWG’s terms of reference, as set out in issue 93 of The Fulcrum, I interviewed HOWG for an update of their findings in exploring the question: If and how distant CST could or should be accepted by the CSTA.

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