Irreverence : a strategy for therapists' survival

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Irreverence : a strategy for therapists' survival

Gianfranco Cecchin , Gerry Lane , Wendel A. Ray ; foreward by Bradford P. Keeney

(Systemic thinking and practice series / series editor David Campbell and Ros Draper)

Karnac, 1994 , c1992

Second Impression

  • : pbk.

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First published in 1992 by H. Karnac (Books) Ltd.

Includes bibliograhical references (p. 77-79) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Irreverence: A Strategy for Therapists' Survival marks the end result of a collaboration between three creative and highly respected therapists and writers in the family therapy field. It continues the tradition of the Milan group and later systemic thinkers by examining the way a therapist's own thinking can block the process of therapy and lead to feeling stuck. The authors define and demonstrate the use of a concept in the therapeutic field - irreverence - which allows therapists to free themselves from the limitations of their own theoretical schools of thought and the familiar hypotheses they apply to their client families. They illustrate their ideas with some very challenging family therapy cases and include an interesting consultation with the staff caring for a hospitalised patient. The book also extends the notion of irreverence beyond therapy to the fields of training and research where its application is both fresh and profound.

Table of Contents

Editors' Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- The idea of irreverence -- Irreverence and violence -- Irreverence in institutions: survival -- Suggestions for training -- Some considerations for research -- Random closing meditations

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  • NCID
    BA25243844
  • ISBN
    • 1855750317
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 82 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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