Abstract:aThis paper is about the therapeutic relationship in systemic therapy and, more specifically, about engagement as a process. Beginning with some practice examples, a critique is made of the way in which both the therapeutic relationship and engagement have been under-theorized in systemic therapy. Two different sets of ideas are used to develop some thinking about the process of engagement: the notion of the 'goodenough' engagement as the environment or frame of therapy is developed, and the systemic concept o… Show more
“…In this context, contributions of both object-relational psychodynamic approaches (e.g. Dare, 1998;Donovan, 2003;Flaskas, 1997;Gerson, 1996;Kaslow, 2001;Pocock, 2006) as well as the related attachment paradigm (Akister and Reibstein, 2004;Byng-Hall, 1997;Clulow, 2001;Kozlowska and Hanney, 2002) have been extensively discussed.…”
This article aims to investigate the role of romantic attachment versus the personality dimensions related to self-definition and relatedness for relationship satisfaction. Self-report instruments measuring romantic attachment, self-criticism and dependency, severity of depression, negative life events and relationship satisfaction were administrated to 266 community adults. As expected, results showed that secure romantic attachment was positively and insecure romantic attachment was negatively associated with relationship satisfaction, and this was the case even when controlling for self-criticism and dependency, severity of depression and negative life events. Implications of these findings for couple therapy are discussed.
“…In this context, contributions of both object-relational psychodynamic approaches (e.g. Dare, 1998;Donovan, 2003;Flaskas, 1997;Gerson, 1996;Kaslow, 2001;Pocock, 2006) as well as the related attachment paradigm (Akister and Reibstein, 2004;Byng-Hall, 1997;Clulow, 2001;Kozlowska and Hanney, 2002) have been extensively discussed.…”
This article aims to investigate the role of romantic attachment versus the personality dimensions related to self-definition and relatedness for relationship satisfaction. Self-report instruments measuring romantic attachment, self-criticism and dependency, severity of depression, negative life events and relationship satisfaction were administrated to 266 community adults. As expected, results showed that secure romantic attachment was positively and insecure romantic attachment was negatively associated with relationship satisfaction, and this was the case even when controlling for self-criticism and dependency, severity of depression and negative life events. Implications of these findings for couple therapy are discussed.
“…Reflection in action is a process that can be defined, with nothing mysterious about it. Such a view of the therapeutic process brings into the picture the concept of reflexivity which has been called upon by several authors within the systemic field, such as John Burnham (2005), Carmel Flaskas (2005; see also Flaskas and Perlesz, 1996), and bears some resemblance to the concept of inner dialogue of the therapist developed by Peter Rober (2005).…”
a Today the extent of the difference between theoretical models of therapy is under discussion. There have been proposals to abandon such models altogether, or to create others, such as integrative or meta-theoretical models. This article proposes, through the analysis of a clinical situation, the possibility of building a theory of practice which could account for most of the aspects of the therapeutic process that remain tacit and implicit. Such a theory could help us explain what concretely happens when a therapist is doing therapy, and also how theoretical models interact with the everyday practice of therapists.
“…39,56,93,95,104,106,115,116 This suggests that there are engagement and relationship issues in working with patients from minority ethnic groups. 117,118 Again, there is little research on whether patients should be matched with therapists from the same ethnic background, social class, religion, and so on. There is some evidence that perceived similarity with one's therapist results in greater satisfaction.…”
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