Situarsi: posizionamento ed emozioni in terapia sistemica

Theory and Practice of Systemic‐Dialogical Therapy

“…We will now describe the basic characteristics of our approach. The description will be necessarily concise, aiming at a simple overview of the model (for a more comprehensive account see Bertrando, 2007Bertrando, , 2015Bertrando, , 2016Lini & Bertrando, 2018).…”

“…This requires a twofold activity, consisting both of evaluating one's position, and becoming aware of one's emotions. We define it as 'finding one's place' (Lini & Bertrando, 2018).…”

“…The therapist should also develop awareness of her position in the system (finding her place; see Lini & Bertrando, ), and help her clients to develop it in turn. In this way, they will be enabled to find their place in the systems and contexts to which they belong.…”

“…In systemic‐dialogical therapy, clients are considered as embedded in a network of systemic processes held together by an unceasing dialogue, and are treated by encouraging a widening of such dialogues, so as to foster new perspectives for them. The therapist pays close attention to the systemic context in which clients and therapists are embedded, using a specific way of positioning herself, which we have defined as finding one's place (Lini & Bertrando, ). Intermediate goals of therapy are, first, to encourage clients to find their own place in the context through dialogue, and, second, to take on relational responsibility in their own lives.…”