ABSTRACT

The authors close the panel by mapping out and responding to Jon Mills’ critique of Relational psychoanalysis, and provide a historical background within which to contextualize the framework for the debate. Specifically, they take up the flaws inherent in judging a theory based on an objectivist perspective and address indeterminate, decontextualized, and selective understandings of the constantly evolving theory and practice of contemporary relational and Relational psychoanalysis.