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In this paper, broad questions are posed about the impact of postmodern ideas on therapeutic practice. Therapists operating within postmodern perspectives are questioning the objectivity of theories of knowledge, and in that process are retreating from their expert positions.This paper discusses this controversial shift within the broader context of the questions of the power of therapeutic techniques and knowledge in general.

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00942.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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Developing skilled and delicate approaches and interventions aimed at assisting families (or systems) to solve entrenched problems has been an exciting and stimulating aspect of family therapy over its relatively short existence.Recently, more and more authors have re‐emphasised the need for respect and mutuality in dealing with clients, the need for the therapist to be aware of the clients' frames of reference and idiosyncratic solutions, some arguing that it is preferable to take less of the expert, interventionist stance. The necessity for empathy underlined in many earlier approaches to therapy is mentioned, though generally ‘in the small print’, in the reports of the processes being investigated and developed.This article re‐considers empathy, always known to be at the heart of the counselling/therapy1process, but perhaps too easily assumed at present. It contends that empathy remains essential, that it can be understood more fully, and thereby used more effectively. Some of the traditional understandings of empathy, mostly from writings on individual therapy, are considered. Working with families and systems demands a broader understanding and different applications. The therapist must be capable of empathy with the context and the relationships as well as with individuals.While asserting that human beings are generally capable of empathy, the article examines some particular aspects of its use in therapy, particularly with families; it contends further that a fuller understanding of empathy can enrich the whole process of therapy.The article argues that empathy remains an indispensable guide to intervention with the family, the system or the person, whatever form the intervention (or non‐intervention)

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00943.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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Therapists working in Child and Adolescent Services commonly face the dilemma of if, how and when to address marital problems when the presenting problem is with a child. This article examines the different ways that some of the central family therapy models approach this issue. The Structural, Haley‐Madanes Strategic and Milan Systemic models share the assumption that the child's symptoms are reflective of underlying family disturbance, with marital problems given a central place in the hypothesising. In contrast, the Solution Focused and Narrative approaches avoid assumptions about the deeper purpose of symptoms, focusing instead on the impact of the problem on family relationships, including the marriage. This emphasis ensures that parents do not receive either a direct or indirect message that their marriage is to blame. Consequently, a safe context is provided for addressing marital disturbance and for understanding its broader social base. Therapy is about noticing and expanding solution behaviours and competencies, rather than drawing out deeper pathologies. Case examples are used to illustrate the clinical applications of a Solution Focused‐Narrative approach when children's problems emerge in conjunction with marital probl

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00944.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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The name Family Therapy allows for an eclecticism of ideas and practices. This has advantages and disadvantages for clinicians. The purpose of this paper is to encourage on‐going discussion and reflection on the changing nature of therapeutic ideas and practices. The impact of commodity thinking on the evolution of ideas and practice is discussed.A process of self‐reflection is suggested in order to assist therapists to protect themselves from the influence of commodity thinking.Patricia G

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00945.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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An overview of relevant systemic theory is given with particular reference to the concepts of “Second Order Cybernetics” and the “Significant System”. This is followed by an examination of the work of experienced therapists from a systemic perspective. Common features include strategies to facilitate reversal of alienation and disconfirmation and to encourage the constructive co‐evolution of relationships between the index patient and close others. It is contended that a systemic approach potentially enables a therapeutic course to be charted and negotiated and that it also offers a valuable instrument with which to evaluate other therapeutic a

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00946.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00947.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00948.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00949.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:SOURCEBOOK OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY EVALUATION. Luciano L'Abate&Dennis BagarozziCOUPLE THERAPY: A HANDBOOK. Edited by Douglas Hooper&Windy Dryden.BETWEEN THERAPIST AND CLIENT: THE NEW RELATIONSHIP. Michael Kahn.FINISHING WELL: Aging and Reparation in the Intergenerational Family. Terry D. Hargrave and William T. Anderson.ALCOHOLISM AND THE FAMILY. Edited by Satoru Saitoh, Peter Steinglass&Marc A. Schuckit.COPING WITH INFANT OR FETAL LOSS: The Couple's Healing Process. Kathleen R. Gilbert and Laura S. Smart.THE FILTHY LIE: Discovering and Recovering from Child Sexual Abuse. Hellmut Karle.FACE VALUE: The Kay Nesbit Story. Bill Birnbauer.

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00950.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0814-723X    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1993.tb00941.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY