A 1.5-Order Therapy: Between knowing and not-knowing.
expertise
first-order
power
relationships
second-order
Journal
Family process
ISSN: 1545-5300
Titre abrégé: Fam Process
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0400666
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
revised:
20
06
2023
received:
14
03
2023
accepted:
19
07
2023
medline:
11
12
2023
pubmed:
4
8
2023
entrez:
3
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This article is based on personal family therapist evolution of 30 years and how I have moved between first- and second-order positions in how I work, challenge and make progress in the therapy room. With increasing confidence and experience, I have found myself in a position of "knowing" in therapy and of sharing the knowledge and beliefs I have with families, in a variety of ways. The first- and second-order paradigms have many definitions (Anderson & Goolishian, Family Process, 27, 1988 and 371; Hoffman, Family System Medicine, 3, 1985 and 381) and mine concern the space between knowing and not-knowing, between collaborative and directive therapy, and how to use these ideas in therapy. I explore aspects of this including ways of challenging, embedded questions, the move from questions to statements, and differences in responses. The essence throughout is that good therapy relies on good relationships, that skillful challenge is welcomed by families, detail is the enemy of therapeutic endeavor, and that embracing our expertise again can be a valuable asset in therapy. I contend that many experienced therapists follow similar practices but this is seldom talked about in the field.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1281-1289Informations de copyright
© 2023 Family Process Institute.
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