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Dr Alistair Ross (BA Liv, BA CNAA/Spurgeon’s College, MA Oxf, MPhil Wales, MBACP, PhD Bham, FHEA)
University Lecturer in Psychodynamic Studies
Dean & Fellow of Kellogg College
Director of Studies in Psychodynamic Studies and Psychology
Course Director, Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling
Course Director, Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Practice
Course Director, MSt in Psychodynamic Practice
- Contact details
- Telephone: +44 (0)1865 270384
- Email: alistair.ross@conted.ox.ac.uk
Biography
Alistair Ross initially trained as a Baptist Minister and worked in South London, Kent and Birmingham. He subsequently did an experiential therapeutic training at Claybury Psychiatric Hospital in Essex and worked as a pastoral counsellor and pastoral theologian. Further training as a psychodynamic counsellor and supervisor followed and since 2002 he has led the MA in Psychodynamic Counselling at the University of Birmingham. He is a BACP accredited counsellor and supervisor and is Chair of BACP’s Professional Ethics and Quality Standards Committee.
Research interests
My research interests include:
the work, ideas and letters of Oskar Pfister
The letters of Harry Guntrip
The development of sacred psychoanalysis
The emergence of spirituality in contemporary psychoanalysis and psychotherapy
Ethics in relation to counselling and psychotherapy
The evolution of psychodynamic counselling and therapy
Publications
Ross, A. (2011) ‘The writings of Peter Lomas’ in the European Journal for Psychotherapy and Counselling
Green, C. & Ross, A. (2011) ‘Examining the lived experience of anorexia – a case study and narrative analysis’ in Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
Ross, A. (2010) ‘The relational: A postmodern meta-narrative’ in the European Journal for Psychotherapy and Counselling
In addition to this I regularly peer review articles for the following journals -
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
European Journal for Psychotherapy and Counselling
Practical Theology
I regularly write reviews for the European Journal for Psychotherapy and Counselling, as well as Practical Theology including:
Culliford, L. (2011) The Psychology of Spirituality. Jessica Kingsley
Hoffman, M. (2011) Toward Mutual Recognition: Relational Psychoanalysis and the Christian Narrative. Routledge
Lemma, A. (2009) Under the Skin: A Psychoanalytic Study of Body Modification. Routledge
Orange, D. (2010) Thinking for Clinicians. Philosophical Resources for Contemporary Psychoanalysis and the Humanistic Therapies. Routledge
Podmore, S. (2011) Kierkegaard and the self before God. Anatomy of the Abyss. Indiana University Press
Reeves. A. (2010) Counselling Suicidal Clients. Sage
Published interviews:
‘Ethics and standards’ Therapy Today (July 2011)
‘Sacred Psychoanalysis’ Oxford Psychotherapy Society Journal (June 2011)