Irreverence

A Strategy for Therapists' Survival
Erscheinungsjahr 1993
ISBN: 978-1-85575-031-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 154 g

Reihe: The Systemic Thinking and Practice Series

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lane, Gerry

Cecchin, Gianfranco

Ray, Wendel A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Gianfranco Cecchin (August 22 1932 - February 2 2004) was an Italian psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and founder - along with Mara Palazzoli, Luigi Boscolo and Giuliana Prata - of the movement of systemic family therapy known today as the Milan Approach.