Page 39 - Il vaso di Pandora XXII n.2 2014
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After having briefly outlined the evolutional history of the “squiggle
game” (from S. Freud’s interpretation of dreams, through C.G. Jung,
M. Klein and M. Fordham to M. Milner’s “free drawings”), the
“technique” is exposed as it has been developed by Winnicott. We
offer comparisons between the use of the tool by Winnicott and their
current positions, some variations are exposed in the basic technique,
brought together by the crucial role played by reciprocity: “me a little
and you a little”. The “squiggle game” is, above all, a method for
relating and encouraging mutual exchange between the analyst and the
patient (no matter if child, adolescent or adult), enabling him to
experience holding and freely explore different communication
possibilities.
KEY WORDS
Squiggle game, paper and pencil, drawing, reciprocity, communication.
After having briefly outlined the evolutional history of the “squiggle
game” (from S. Freud’s interpretation of dreams, through C.G. Jung,
M. Klein and M. Fordham to M. Milner’s “free drawings”), the
“technique” is exposed as it has been developed by Winnicott. We
offer comparisons between the use of the tool by Winnicott and their
current positions, some variations are exposed in the basic technique,
brought together by the crucial role played by reciprocity: “me a little
and you a little”. The “squiggle game” is, above all, a method for
relating and encouraging mutual exchange between the analyst and the
patient (no matter if child, adolescent or adult), enabling him to
experience holding and freely explore different communication
possibilities.
KEY WORDS
Squiggle game, paper and pencil, drawing, reciprocity, communication.
