Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1416233
H. Aponte, Marilyn E. Ingram
ABSTRACT In this paper, we will present a case vignette intimately detailing the work of a supervisor and therapist within the framework of the Person of the Therapist Training Model (POTT). The conceptual lenses we emphasize will be the empathic-identification and differentiation aspects of the relationship between therapist and client. In that context, the POTT calls for monitoring and describing the interplay between the personal and professional of the therapist in relation to both her supervisor and her client.
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Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1416211
K. Hardy
ABSTRACT A multicultural relational perspective to self of the therapist work is introduced as a philosophical stance and approach to clinical practice and training. It is based on three core interrelated tenets: (1) reality is a subjective experience; (2) the “self” is a major organizing principle in relationships; and (3) The “self” is comprised of multiple dimensions. While the approach recognizes the centrality of family of origin experiences and subsequent personality dynamics in the shaping of one’s role and temperament as a therapist, it also places considerable emphasis on the dimensions of diversity as well. Thus, trainees are not just encouraged to explore their respective family of origin experiences but also their experiences with power, privilege, and subjugation as it relates to race, class, gender, sexual orientation and all of the other sociocultural factors that help comprise who they are. This, according to the multicultural relational perspective, is one of the first critical steps toward becoming a more accountable, socially just, and culturally attuned practitioner.
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Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1416111
H. Aponte, M. F. Watson
This special issue of the Journal of Family Therapy is dedicated to the subject of therapists’ active and purposeful use of self in their work with the people they are trying to help. All therapy is conducted through the relationship between ourselves and our clients, a relationship that is central to the therapeutic process and, ultimately, the greatest determinant of the success of our therapeutic efforts. To quote the recently deceased Salvador Minuchin
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Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1416236
Florina L. Apolinar Claudio, M. F. Watson
ABSTRACT The Person-of-the-Therapist Training (POTT) model, developed by Harry J. Aponte, teaches trainees to intentionally and productively use all aspects of themselves for clinical effectiveness. The current study explored the perceived impact of POTT on the clinical work of 20 postgraduates of Drexel University’s Master of Family Therapy Program. Findings suggest that POTT is effective, generating a purposeful therapeutic presence that comprises the therapist’s way of being and the therapist’s way of doing. Also, participants express being transformed by POTT and employing learned skills beyond graduation. Implications for training and future research are discussed.
由Harry J. Aponte提出的“治疗师个人训练”(POTT)模式,教导受训者有意识地、有成效地利用自己的各个方面来提高临床效果。本研究旨在探讨POTT对20名德雷塞尔大学家庭治疗硕士研究生临床工作的感知影响。研究结果表明,POTT是有效的,产生了一种有目的的治疗存在,包括治疗师的存在方式和治疗师的行为方式。此外,学员们表示,他们被POTT所改变,并在毕业后继续运用所学技能。讨论了培训和未来研究的意义。
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Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2018.1416232
H. Aponte, G. Nelson
ABSTRACT This narrative is about a journey of two people in a therapy relationship who come from distinctly different social locations – on the surface, unlike one another from a social context, yet not so unlike at a deeper personal level. One person, the client, is African American, 30 years of age, poor, unmarried mother of two children. The other person, the family therapist, is a 49-year-old Caucasian male, middles class, married, of Italian/Ukrainian ancestry. At first glance, we see little in common between these two individuals who are supposed to work together in the intimate context of a therapeutic relationship. How the therapist, with his supervisor, meets these challenges from the perspective of the Person of the Therapist (POTT) framework (Aponte et al., 2009; Aponte & Kissil, 2016) about a therapist’s use of self is the subject of this article. The premise of the article is that the therapist will need to reach within himself to be able to empathically connect with her in the deep common humanity of their personal lives, while making a singular effort to expand this empathic connection to include her social location and community context
摘要本故事讲述的是两个处于治疗关系中的人的旅程,他们来自截然不同的社会位置——从表面上看,不同于社会背景下的彼此,但在更深的个人层面上却没有那么不同。其中一位客户是非裔美国人,30岁,贫穷,未婚,有两个孩子。另一个人是家庭治疗师,49岁,高加索男性,中产阶级,已婚,意大利/乌克兰血统。乍一看,我们发现这两个本应在亲密的治疗关系中合作的人之间几乎没有什么共同点。治疗师和他的导师如何从治疗师的个人(POTT)框架的角度来应对这些挑战(Aponte et al.,2009;Aponte&Kissil,2016)是本文的主题。这篇文章的前提是,治疗师需要深入自己的内心,才能在他们个人生活的深层次共同人性中与她建立同理心联系,同时做出独特的努力,将这种同理心联系扩大到包括她的社会位置和社区背景
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Pub Date : 2017-12-15DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2017.1410768
Limor Ast
ABSTRACT The needs of partners of illicit substance users (ISU) in recovery have traditionally been left out of the treatment process. Dominant social discourses concerning partners’ behaviors typically constrain and marginalize the spectrum of their experiences beyond illicit substance use. This article discusses prevailing dominant discourses in the field that conceptualize society’s perception of partners of illicit substance users. Reaching beyond the scope of dominant approaches, Narrative Therapy Practices can help partners of illicit substance users in early recovery help create alternative stories, derive new meanings, and develop personal agency in addressing their problems. Considering the ideas expressed in this article, this article bridges the current treatment gap by opening space for reconfiguring understanding of partners’ experiences. In order to help bring counselors awareness and generate new conversations that will attend to the needs of partners in recovery. It will also promote a greater understanding of narrative practices with groups as a means to facilitate an environment that will help partners of those in early recovery cope with the impact of illicit substance use on their lives. This article contributes toward future development of practices to assist partners of illicit substance users (ISU) in early recovery.
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Pub Date : 2017-11-28DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2017.1395256
Rachael A. Dansby, Brie A. Turns, J. Whiting, J. Crane
ABSTRACT With the sharp increase in diagnosis rates of autism spectrum disorder, more family members are caring for and being raised with individuals with autism. Although research has examined parents’ experiences of raising a child with autism, more knowledge is needed regarding neuro-typical siblings’ experiences. One way to understand siblings’ experiences is to hear their own recollections as shared through online peer forums. The purpose of this phenomenological content analysis was to understand the unfiltered experiences of neuro-typical adults who grew up with a sibling with autism spectrum disorder as they sought support online. Secondary analysis of online blog posts generated four themes: Unique family relationships; Complex spectrum of emotional experiences; Autism influencing life trajectories; A spectrum of coping strategies. Results provide useful implications for professionals working with these families and for researchers studying autism.
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Pub Date : 2017-10-02DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2017.1396815
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Pub Date : 2017-09-29DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2017.1301156
Leandri Beyers, W. D. Phipps, C. Vorster
ABSTRACT Teddy bear therapy evolved from psychoanalytic play therapy and Gardner’s mutual storytelling technique. It entails the telling of a story by the therapist and the child about a teddy bear that is facing difficulties similar to those of the child. Drawing on play and fantasy, the therapist engages the child in a non-threatening way, while simultaneously facilitating a person-centered milieu. Together the therapist and the child explore how changes to the teddy and the teddy’s relationships in the family, or broader system, ultimately bring about resolution of the teddy’s problem. Thus, change is understood at a relational or systemic level.
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Pub Date : 2017-07-03DOI: 10.1080/08975353.2017.1343067
Ruoxi Chen, F. Piercy, Wei-Jen Huang, Ana L. Jaramillo-Sierra, H. Karimi, Wei-Ning Chang, Manjushree Palit, Catherine Martosudarmo, Angelito Antonio
ABSTRACT In this preliminary report, we explore therapists’ perceptions and experiences of dropout. In total, 199 therapists from the United States, Colombia, India, Iran, Indonesia, Philippines, and China completed an online survey (translated into their native language) on dropout from therapy that included both quantitative and qualitative questions. The findings suggest cultural differences in factors related to dropout between therapists in the United States and therapists in the other six more collectivistic countries. Participants also shared their experiences and perspectives concerning encouraging treatment engagement and re-engaging dropouts. We discuss the clinical implications of our findings for different cultural contexts.
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