1982
DOI: 10.1046/j..1982.00593.x
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‘Oh no! Not the Smiths again!’ An exploration of how to identify and overcome ‘stuckness’ in family therapy

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“…However these difficulties have rarely been dealt with collectively as a constellation of problems requiring a cohesive set of interrelated solutions. The work of Carpenter and Treacher is a notable exception to this generalization (Carpenter et al, 1983;Carpenter and Treacher, 1989;Treacher and Carpenter, 1982). The relationship between the ideas set out in this paper and those of Carpenter and Treacher deserve some elaboration.…”
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confidence: 93%
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“…However these difficulties have rarely been dealt with collectively as a constellation of problems requiring a cohesive set of interrelated solutions. The work of Carpenter and Treacher is a notable exception to this generalization (Carpenter et al, 1983;Carpenter and Treacher, 1989;Treacher and Carpenter, 1982). The relationship between the ideas set out in this paper and those of Carpenter and Treacher deserve some elaboration.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…The second main area of overlap between Carpenter and Treacher's position and that taken here concerns the importance of the worker understanding their role when practising family therapy in their agency (Carpenter and Treacher, 1989, Chapter 2). I n two important papers, Carpenter and Treacher identified four sets of difficulties which may inhibit therapeutic progress (Carpenter, Treacher et al, 1983;Treacher and Carpenter, 1982). First, factors related to the context of therapy and the therapeutic contract; of particular importance here is the accuracy with which the therapist identifies the customer and clarity with which the customer's presenting problem and related goals are defined.…”
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“…However, the practitioner can all too easily be swayed towards rejecting the wisdom of 'the old models'. Therapy with a family may well founder for the reasons described elsewhere (Treacher and Carpenter, 1982;Carpenter et al, 1983;Anderson and Stewart, 1983), but at the risk of extreme over-simplification, a fundamental source of 'stuckness' will always rest in the therapist not starting where the family is in its beliefs about the problem, and thinking about the nature of their difficulties. Restricted models of therapy and/or normal family functioning, only limit the therapist's effectiveness.…”
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“…before a court decision or mental hospital admission is made). (Ainley, 1984;Treacher, 1984). Otherwise the indim'dual is labelled mad or bad by a statutory process in which the potential therapist has played a part.…”
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confidence: 99%