The times of time : a perspective on time in systemic therapy and consultation

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The times of time : a perspective on time in systemic therapy and consultation

Luigi Boscolo and Paolo Bertrando

(The Systemic thinking and practice series / series editor Charlotte Burck and Gwyn Daniel)

Routledge, 2020

  • : pbk

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"Originally published in 1993"--P. [4] of cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-300) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the most comprehensive study of the role of time in psychotherapy. It illustrates how time is experienced in different ways - individual time, family time, and social time - and how time can act as an invaluable metaphor in shaping clinical practice within a systemic approach, while maintaining connections with other approaches, such as psychoanalysis and cognitive therapies. A seminal volume on this topic, the book looks at issues such as the duration of therapy; the relevance of past, present, and future in therapy; and the balance of memory and oblivion. It also includes a discussion of how time is framed in other disciplines, including sociology, history, and psychopathology, whilst exploring the concept in practical terms through case vignettes and complete case histories, including the transcripts of actual sessions. The reader is thus given a set of guidelines for dealing with time issues in therapy from a systemic perspective. Originally published in 1993, the book has been updated to create a dialogue with contemporary theoretical debates, as well as social and technological changes. It will fascinate all psychotherapists, particularly those interested in a systemic practice.

Table of Contents

Series co-editor foreword Foreword by Alan Cooklin Prologue Note to the text Foreword 1993 by Helm Stierlin Introduction 1. A journey in time: the beginning 2. Reasoning about time 3. Models of interactive time: family time 4. The observer and time 5. Times in consultation and therapy 6. Past into present 7. Future into present 8. Time and rituals 9. Three clinical cases 10. The two Messiahs Appendixes References Index

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