Pub Date : 2019-04-03DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2019.1600103
Raphael J. Becvar, D. Becvar
ABSTRACT Noted first is a growing tendency of marriage and family therapists (MFTs) to create and describe approaches that, although labeled as systemic, are built on the language and concepts of classical psychodynamic therapy. Next a brief description of the history and evolution of a systems theoretical perspective is followed by an enumeration of many of the basic beliefs and behaviors we suggest MFT students in training need to understand and be able to utilize with clients. Given the complexity involved with teaching systems theory, particularly at the level of second-order cybernetics, several strategies to facilitate student learning also are provided.
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Pub Date : 2019-04-03DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2019.1601447
W. D. Phipps
ABSTRACT It is highlighted that the application of general system theory (GST) – including the developments from the intrapsychic to interpsychic and the lineal to nonlineal perspective – to the family, consolidated the field of family therapy, itself. A limitation, however, was the excessive emphasis on the system as self-regulating; this emphasis also obscuring a sine qua non of this approach, namely, observation of interaction. Accordingly, it is recommended that an earlier name – one accentuating interaction and circumventing emphasis on self-regulation – the “interactional” approach, be retained as a more suitable designation of this approach. This development was followed by narrative therapy. In applying the narrative metaphor, though, narrative therapy incurs an error of logical typing by confusing: (a) the observer’s frame of reference (i.e., observing is subjective); with (b) inferences about another’s frame of reference (i.e., the intrapsychic perspective). This, with an unsubstantiated claim that the narrative metaphor is preferable to the system one, resulted in the developments of the intrapsychic to interpsychic perspective and the interactional approach being unnecessarily discarded. The interactional approach thus serves an extraordinary development; observing psychopathology as a communicational or interactional difficulty. Returning to narrative therapy, its emphasis – as an application of postmodernism – on the frame of reference constitutes an extremely significant contribution. Furthermore, its attention to meaning and interpretation reemphasizes the significance of the intrapsychic perspective. Also, narrative therapy’s sensitivity to the client represents a profound reemphasis of the significance of a humanistic, person-centered approach. Having refigured these developments, the paper concludes with reflections about a truly integrative approach.
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Pub Date : 2019-03-29DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2019.1593770
W. Ray, R. Gibson, David Hale, S. Wegner
ABSTRACT The interaction focused theory and therapy pioneered by Don D. Jackson, MD in assessment and treatment of adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral difficulties is described. A transcript of the first interview of a successful five session treatment of a fourteen-year-old male and his family is analyzed using premises of systemic theory pioneered by Jackson and colleagues during 1950s-1960s first in Gregory Bateson’s Research Team then organized into family and brief therapy approaches at the Mental Research Institute (MRI). The relevance to present day practice of Jackson’s systemic conceptual logic and approach are described.
本文描述了由Don D. Jackson医学博士开创的评估和治疗青少年严重情绪和行为困难的互动聚焦理论和治疗方法。一个14岁的男孩和他的家人成功的五次治疗的第一次访谈的文字记录被分析使用系统理论的前提杰克逊和他的同事在20世纪50年代至60年代首先在格雷戈里贝特森的研究小组，然后组织成家庭和简短的治疗方法在精神研究所(MRI)。描述了杰克逊的系统概念逻辑和方法与当今实践的相关性。
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Pub Date : 2019-03-27DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2019.1593769
W. Ray, Eric Trappeniers, David Hale
ABSTRACT While systemic thinking permeates the fields of couple, family, behavioral, ecological, medical, government, business and political sciences, appreciation of the implications of fundamental presuppositions can be obscured with the passage of time, the emergence and resurgence of alternative approaches. Previously unpublished documents preserved in the Don D. Jackson Archive, will be used as points of reference to discuss elemental presuppositions of the MRI Interactional View from which much of current day systemic practice derive.
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Pub Date : 2018-11-14DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1545102
M. Reiter
ABSTRACT Music has been used for therapeutic purposes in a variety of settings; however, family therapists have been hesitant to use musical interventions in their work, although they are curious about their use (Nemesh, 2017a). This hesitancy to use music in therapy may be because therapists might not be musically inclined or trained as credentialed music therapists. Yet, the inclusion of various aspects of music in therapy does not need to be complicated. This article explains a technique, called Theme Song for Change, that uses a client’s chosen theme song as a way to access underutilized resources that can help clients live more fulfilling lives. These resources are aspects of living, such as behaviors or personality traits, the client may not have been engaging in to the level where they find it useful. This technique has been used with individuals, couples, and families where clients consider important images and themes from the lyrics of their chosen song. These themes pertain to values and practices related to their identity they may not have been honoring in their lives. These values, practices, and meanings are personal resources that can be accessed and utilized to enhance the client’s life. The rationale, application, and implications of this technique will be discussed along with brief case examples of its use with an individual, a couple, and a family.
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Pub Date : 2018-09-06DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1516986
Emel Genç, Joyce A. Baptist
ABSTRACT In Turkey, conflicts with parents-in-law can be shaped by opposing viewpoints that can emerge from the coexistence of modern secular and Islamic traditions. The integral role of parents-in-law in Turkish families makes it important to understand the nature of conflict between couples and their in-laws, and how these conflicts are managed. Guided by structural family theory, this preliminary study aims to explore the nature and management of conflict between parents-in-law and couples. This interpretive phenomenological study analyzed semi-structured interviews conducted with four Turkish couples. Conflicts with parents-in-law appeared to be gendered in nature and stemmed from unmet expectations and family roles. Gender also influenced how conflict was resolved. Daughters-in-law tended to avoid conflict by remaining silent, and sons-in-law were more forthcoming about their dissatisfactions or took the blame to avoid conflict. In-laws of opposite sex appeared to have more contemptuous relationships compared to in-laws of the same sex. Implications for clinical work and research are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2018-06-20DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1487247
Sophie Smit, Cherie Martens, Patricia Ackland, A. Mikami
ABSTRACT The purpose of these two pilot studies was to create a program that addresses parents’ attachment styles in combination with mindfulness practice to improve family functioning for families of children with problem behavior. The Attachment-Based Mindfulness program (ABM) was piloted with two small independent samples. In Study 1 (N = 13), results from ABM were compared to a psychoeducation program, and in Study 2 (N = 11), pre-post analyses were conducted. Findings across the studies suggest that attending to parents’ attachment styles in combination with mindfulness practice may be a potential avenue for practitioners to improve family relationships.
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Pub Date : 2018-06-20DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1488127
Brie A. Turns, Paul R Springer, Scott Sibley
ABSTRACT When clients attend therapy, there is often “mystery” regarding the therapist’s model, use of specific interventions, and how change occurs in the therapy room. Unlike therapist’s use of self-disclosure, which is the exposure of the therapist’s personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences, this article introduces a new concept—therapeutic transparency. Therapeutic transparency allows an open dialogue between therapist and client regarding how change occurs and the tenets of the therapist’s model. This article discusses the importance of being transparent in the therapy process and five steps that therapists should engage in to help remove mystery and increase client participation.
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Pub Date : 2018-05-29DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1477383
Karni Kissil, Alba Niño
ABSTRACT The Person-of-the-Therapist Training (POTT) has grown and been refined, from its origins in the 1980s to its more formal articulation and implementation in recent years. After this process of development, it makes sense to look at the current state of this training model, and ponder about the directions in which POTT can continue to grow. In this paper, we take a look at the different ways POTT is currently being implemented in various settings and modalities, a testament to the versatility of POTT’s philosophy and methods. We also present a summary of the available research on POTT’s effects on the clinical and personal development of trainees. We conclude this paper by offering suggestions for POTT’s growth and expansion, including recommendations for ways in which trainers, students, clinicians and supervisors who are interested in this model can remain connected, and exchange ideas and experiences.
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Pub Date : 2018-05-15DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1471946
E. Wacker
ABSTRACT Subclinical eating disorders, though considered less severe, are associated with clinically significant impairment in functioning. Guided by feminist theory, the purpose of the present analysis was to identify barriers and facilitators to seeking treatment for those with subclinical eating disorders. Fifteen women between the ages of 18 and 25, with subclinical eating disorder symptoms, and no treatment history were interviewed. Barriers to seeking treatment included a lack of openness with support system, misperceptions regarding subclinical symptoms, and stigma. Supportive relationships are highlighted as a significant facilitator in the process of treatment-seeking. Clinical implications for future research and practice are discussed.
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