Formulations

Childs, Carrie

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“…Three essential properties of formulating were identified: (1) a formulation preserves relevant aspects of prior talk, (2) deletes certain other aspects and (3) transforms the selected material (Heritage and Watson, 1979). The concept thus shifted from Garfinkel and Sack's initial observation of a practice that reviews preceding talk on metalevel to a practice that reproduces and transforms a prior speaker's utterances (Childs, 2015). This restricted the concept to a speaker proposing an inference, i.e.…”

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Reformulating and Mirroring in Psychotherapy: A Conversation Analytic Perspective

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The conversational actions of reformulating and mirroring constitute some of the core intervention techniques of psychotherapy. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the way in which therapists in cognitive-behavioral (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy (PDT) use reformulating and mirroring strategies to return patients' prior talk and how their differential usage can be viewed in light of the respective manualized recommendations. A mixed methods approach was applied using qualitative data that derived from a RCT. The data collection consisted of 200 excerpts assembled from both treatment conditions. The method of Conversation Analysis was used to determine the practices that accomplished instances of reformulating and mirroring, and to examine their distinct implications for subsequent talk. The quantitative analysis revealed that cognitive-behavioral therapists are significantly more likely to use reformulations, which is in harmony with what is suggested in CBT's treatment manuals. Psychodynamic therapists' frequent use of transformative formulations is, by contrast, unexpected in regard to the suggestions of the treatment protocol, as these interventions steer toward topical closure. Compared to the CBT condition, psychodynamic therapists were still significantly more likely to rely on mirroring strategies, which are in line with PDT's theoretical preference. Our findings raise the question whether alleged differences in treatment styles, as they are imposed by RCT methodology, are actually tangible in manual-guided clinical practice.

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“…3. I use the term 'reformulation' rather than 'formulation' because, according toChilds (2015), 'as conversation already consists of a series of formulations, this phenomenon may be more accurately described as reformulation' (p. 4). It is especially relevant in this case, as in the previous turn W corrects H's interpretation of what she said and summarizes her position.…”

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Practices of topic and dialogue activity management in dispute mediation

Vasilyeva

2017

Discourse Studies

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This study examines the mediator practices to bring the interaction back on track when the participants of dispute mediation go off-task. An existing collection of 18 transcripts from audio recordings of mediation sessions at a mediation center in the western United States serves as a source of interactional data. First, the study examines the moves mediators make to perform interventions to bring the current state of activity more in line with mediation activity. Second, it accounts for the variety of interventions mediators perform by using the concepts of face and facework. The article discusses what the findings mean in terms of mediation, the interaction order, and the institutional order.

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Debaters’ actions to manage interaction in the context of the debate talk show

Vasilyeva

2023

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The project explores how conflict is managed in a debate talk show that addresses the current situation in Belarus and its future. The analysis shows that the debaters act as co-designers of the debate activity. They indicate a variety of moves that they find inappropriate (e.g., personal attacks) and use various interactional resources to challenge these actions, which is done directly (e.g., directly naming inappropriate actions) and indirectly (e.g., nonverbal actions). Their interventions are aimed at managing interaction, but at the same time, they undermine their opponents’ image. Furthermore, the study highlights the importance of identities as an interactional resource to shape interaction. The analysis also demonstrates the role of a multi-party structure of the debate in managing interaction.

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Formulations

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Reformulating and Mirroring in Psychotherapy: A Conversation Analytic Perspective

Reformulating and Mirroring in Psychotherapy: A Conversation Analytic Perspective

Practices of topic and dialogue activity management in dispute mediation

Debaters’ actions to manage interaction in the context of the debate talk show

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