The title of this module follows the work of the paediatrician and psychoanalyst,
Berry Brazelton. We will explore the developmental milestones identified by
Brazelton. We will also closely examine parent-infant concepts of relating, from the
work of pioneering psychoanalysts such as Sigmund Freud, Melanie Klein, Donald
Winnicott and John Bowlby. Alongside these early theorists, we will explore
developmental theorists such as Daniel Stern’s and Beatrice Beebe’s clinical and
research work. The participants will be encouraged to draw examples of each stage
of development from their clinical work and infant observation. We will examine pre-
birth relating, research regarding newborns and examine significant developmental
milestones up to toddlerhood. The module will encourage comparison between the
different theorists and a critique, drawing from contemporary thinking, research and
some neuroscience research.