This article presents a special setting with a mediating object in the group. It shows the synergy between the group and the mediating object, which is used particularly with difficult patients. The main aspects of the setting explored are the container function and the containing function with the method called Photolanguage.

Résumé En s’appuyant sur une comparaison entre la structure de quelques groupes internes (fantasmes originaires, complexes familiaux, relations d’objet mais aussi une théorie du complexe de l’autre) et la structure des mythes et rites dans la théorie de C. Lévi-Strauss, l’auteur montre la spécificité des cures psychanalytiques par rapport aux mythes et aux rites. Il décrit un « radical psychanalytique » fondé sur l’abstinence, qui structure tout type de pratique psychanalytique.

This article deals with the psychological work required from professionals working in the sphere of care and social work in order to be able to commit themselves to the different patients they work with on a daily basis. This psychological work which, in the wake of the works of Nathalie Zaltzman (1998, 2007), is based on a transformational group process, with reference to Freud (1932) is called 'Kulturarbeit'. We propose that this process operates specifically within self-reflective spaces for which Professional Practice Analysis (PPA) serves as a paradigm. A clinical situation will help us to discuss the effectiveness and the validity of this approach.

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