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Audio‐Video Reviews I found the session a good example of the style of consultation these two men have adopted in many of their visits to agencies and audiences interested in their work. It does have the shortcomings of a consultation - the slight flavour of the therapist being 'on trial'; the need to acknowledge clearly that the context IS that of a consultation, rather than on-going therapy; their choice of difficult and 'stuck' situations to illustrate the possibility their approach often offers of helping to shift very stuck situations. The situation involves a family (father, mother, one child) who present with a variety of symptoms. The therapists focus on the relationship between therapist and family, and the re-framing of the behaviour of the boy. The position of previous generations (grand-parents) is seen as significant, and is finally targeted in the intervention and prescription. We see the interviewer pursuing his hypotheses (relentlessly), questioning carefully, using the responses, exploring differences between relationships, maintaining respectful neutrality and distance in the consultant role. The inter-session develops with variety and humour, and gradually a creative but dramatic intervention begins to form, and is finally delivered. The case has intrinsic interest in the symptomatic behaviour of members, the disciplined selection of focus areas required ... and it has an interesting outcome ("I can't tell you in case you see the film"). Sound and picture are good. Some of the editing is slightly flawed, but this is of little significance in the overall presentation. The camera-work, too, is adequate, but by no means outstanding. Overall, however, an excellent tape for illustrating and teaching this approach. RON PERRY Crows Nest http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 1987 Australian Association of Family Therapy
ISSN
0814-723X
eISSN
1467-8438
DOI
10.1002/j.1467-8438.1987.tb01201.x
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Abstract

I found the session a good example of the style of consultation these two men have adopted in many of their visits to agencies and audiences interested in their work. It does have the shortcomings of a consultation - the slight flavour of the therapist being 'on trial'; the need to acknowledge clearly that the context IS that of a consultation, rather than on-going therapy; their choice of difficult and 'stuck' situations to illustrate the possibility their approach often offers of helping to shift very stuck situations. The situation involves a family (father, mother, one child) who present with a variety of symptoms. The therapists focus on the relationship between therapist and family, and the re-framing of the behaviour of the boy. The position of previous generations (grand-parents) is seen as significant, and is finally targeted in the intervention and prescription. We see the interviewer pursuing his hypotheses (relentlessly), questioning carefully, using the responses, exploring differences between relationships, maintaining respectful neutrality and distance in the consultant role. The inter-session develops with variety and humour, and gradually a creative but dramatic intervention begins to form, and is finally delivered. The case has intrinsic interest in the symptomatic behaviour of members, the disciplined selection of focus areas required ... and it has an interesting outcome ("I can't tell you in case you see the film"). Sound and picture are good. Some of the editing is slightly flawed, but this is of little significance in the overall presentation. The camera-work, too, is adequate, but by no means outstanding. Overall, however, an excellent tape for illustrating and teaching this approach. RON PERRY Crows Nest

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy – Wiley

Published: Mar 1, 1987

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