You have never read a book like this before.
While you’ve certainly read clinical books and biographies—and maybe even books about biographies—I feel certain that you’ve not read a book that brings to your attention the considerable overlap between these two endeavors.
. . . Urdang, a clinical social worker who has practiced in agencies, in hospitals, and privately, demonstrates her scholarship in both the literary and clinical worlds. As she admits . . .,  “I am a clinical social worker and social work educator. I am also hopelessly addicted to biographical writings”
. . . . In bridging these two fields, [she] reminds us of the importance of biographical study . . . as a counterweight to current trends . . . that favor evidence-based, quantitative measures, at the expense of exploring the past, developing empathy, and understanding experiential worlds . . . Continue reading New from IPBooks: Kindred Arts: Biographic Writing & Psychodynamic Therapy, Complexities & Complications by Esther Urdang