Process, Structure and World Views: Toward an Integrated View of Systemic Models in Family Therapy

Sluzki, Carlos E.

doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1983.00469.x

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“…This question highlights the fundamental assumption that the "one size fits all'' model is not appropriate. Sluzki (1983) differentiated the "systemic approaches" into three groups: process oriented, structure oriented, and according to world view. Other approaches were not addressed.…”

Section: Current Models In the Literaturementioning

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Theoretical unity and Technical Eclecticism: Pathways to Coherence in Family Therapy

Patterson

1997

The American Journal of Family Therapy

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The premise of this article is that the diverse field of family therapy will be better served if the major theory underlying a clinical model is identified clearly and various techniques are integrated into it on a systematic basis. The method proposed for accomplishing this is specification of the underlying causality and objectives inherent in a theoretical model. The implications for thefield of family therapy are that the current fads that result in divisiveness over who is cognitive-behavioral, strategic, gestalt, or systemic can be avoided if specific objectives are delineated and techniques are integrated coherently. This has impact upon the ability of third-party insurers and the general public to understand the field of family therapy more clearly, and to choose practitioners whose outcomes closely match client needs in terms of length of treatment and behavioral change.For nearly four decades, theories and techniques have proliferated into an amalgam that has come to be known as the field of family therapy. Often the hallmark of an approach has been a dramatic technique; at other times, it has been a charismatic personality; and underlying them all has been the foundation of systems theory. To complicate matters, key figures from various professions have contributed to the field, and a new profession has emerged to claim the field to itself. Unfortunately, unifying paradigms have not developed to compare approaches across dimensions that are commonly used to discriminate between clinical schools. The result has brought confusion over the indicators and contraindicators, methods ~~~ Terence Patterson, Ed.D., is a family psychologist and Associate Professor and Director of Training in the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of San Francisco, where he specializes in theoretical refinement, professional ethics, and couple communication. Address correspondence to Counseling Psychology Program, Education Bldg.,

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Theoretical unity and Technical Eclecticism: Pathways to Coherence in Family Therapy

Patterson

1997

The American Journal of Family Therapy

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“…World-Views Oriented Models (Sluzki, 1983) potentially allow the family's differential meanings held about siblings to be mapped. For example, in their reported work with a family with an anorectic child, Boscolo and Cecchin shift the focus of their work between different triangles in the family but with the understanding that the central organizing theme or 'premise' of the triads is an unresolved issue around staying or leaving, from which each of two siblings takes a complementary part (Boscolo et al, 1987).…”

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Parental perceptions of sibling differences: towards a theory of sibling differentiation

Pocock

1992

Journal of Family Therapy

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A hypothesis of ‘triadic and tetradic projective identification’ is derived from work with nine cases in which family therapy was followed by psychodynamic counselling with the mother. It is suggested, first, that the dimensions of personality in which a parent perceives considerable difference between siblings may be linked to earlier traumatic issues experienced by that parent, especially in the family of origin; and, second, that siblings may identify with their parents' perceptions of difference, leading to differential development. Case material is used to illustrate the ideas and a small pilot study of six different families is described, which tests a key element of the hypothesis ‐ that personality dimensions in which a parent perceives most difference between siblings will relate more strongly to parental problem areas than dimensions in which a parent perceives least difference between siblings. Findings give preliminary support to the hypothesis and proposals for further work are presented.

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“…Den systemiske tankematen har virkelig hatt et gjennombrudd (Hoffman, 1981;Sluzki, 1983;Reichelt, 1988a). Og dette er ikke synsmater NP, 1988 (4) Det kjennsneytrale menneskesyn som har vunnet aksept pc\ grunn av em pi risk kontrollerte behandlingsresultater.…”

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Haavind

1988

Nordisk Psykologi

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Process, Structure and World Views: Toward an Integrated View of Systemic Models in Family Therapy

Cited by 79 publications

References 9 publications

Theoretical unity and Technical Eclecticism: Pathways to Coherence in Family Therapy

Theoretical unity and Technical Eclecticism: Pathways to Coherence in Family Therapy

Parental perceptions of sibling differences: towards a theory of sibling differentiation

Er det kjønnsnøytrale menneskesyn et vitenskapelig ideal?

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