The E‐R‐A Model: The Role of Feelings in Family Therapy Reconsidered: Implications for a Classification of Theories of Family Therapy

L’Abate, Luciano; Frey, Joseph

doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1981.tb01364.x

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“…As stated in the introduction, the various models of therapy have been compared by examining the emphasis they place on the areas of beliefs, actions, and feelings as they pertain to the problems clients present (Haley, 1971;L'Abate & Frey, 1981;Madanes, 1981). Strategic therapists tend to view problems or symptoms as resulting from and maintained by the mishandling of normal life difficulties (Fisch, Weakland, & Segal, 1982;Haley, 1973;Hoffman, 1981;Weakland, Fisch, Watzlawick, & Bodin, 1974).…”

Section: Feelings Are Irrelevant To Strategic Therapistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Myth of the Unfeeling Strategic Therapist

Kleckner

Bland

Frank

et al. 1992

J Marital Family Therapy

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This paper explores what the authors consider to be a widespread myth: that strategic therapists ignore, avoid, or neglect client feelings in treatment. This myth is promulgated by trainers' admonitions and strategic theorists' injunctions against dealing with client affect. It is also cultivated by omission of this topic in the strategic literature. The myth is destructive in that it misrepresents what strategic practitioners actually do in a therapy session. Seven elements of the myth are delineated and the corresponding fallacies are illustrated.

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Section: Feelings Are Irrelevant To Strategic Therapistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Myth of the Unfeeling Strategic Therapist

Kleckner

Bland

Frank

et al. 1992

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…The role of emotions and feelings has been widely considered in psychotherapy (Alexander & French, ; Greenberg & Pascual‐Leone, ) as well as in family therapy (L'Abate & Frey, ). However the first prominent authors in the systemic and strategic fields either refrained from mentioning them (Watzlawick, Weakland, & Fisch, ) or cautioned therapists against the risk of emotions distracting them from a systemic view (Selvini Palazzoli, Boscolo, Cecchin, & Prata, ).…”

Section: Systems and Emotionsmentioning

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Emotions in the Practice of Systemic Therapy

Bertrando

Arcelloni

2014

Aust N Z J Fam Ther

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Emotions are connected to meaning making in human interactions. This can be seen not just in terms of the immediate participants and their developmental history but also through broader cultural, social, and gender lenses. In times of relational tension, which require system flexibility, some emotional interaction can constrain alternative actions or meanings being constructed. Therapists can hypothesize about these emotional dances (including those that are taking place in the therapist/client system) and such hypotheses can inform interventions aimed at generating different emotional sequences. If participants in therapy experience alternative emotional responses as a result of therapeutic intervention, then change can occur (e.g., a greater sense of agency or hope, or a different perception of the situation).1 Human systems can be conceived as emotional systems. 2 Within a systemic conceptual frame, every time I am together with another person, a relational system is created, which hasamong othersemotional characteristics. 3 Emotions are both interactive and dialogical phenomena and can be seen as embedded in relationships. 4 One aim of therapy is to give emotions relational sense, through awareness of the systemic nature of the emotions of both therapists and clients. 5 As a consequence of therapy, people will be more able to feel their belonging to complex, interpersonal and intersubjective emotional systems.Recent approaches to emotions show they can be considered as essentially interactive processes from a philosophical ) point of view. Most family therapy practitioners (including systemic ones) today recognize that emotions are relevant to therapeutic change. The ways in which emotions are worked through in the actual practice of therapy, though, widely differ among approaches, and even among therapists within the same approach.In this article, we would like to outline our approach to emotions in therapy, as it has evolved in our systemic practice. Systems and EmotionsBefore describing our approach to therapeutic practice, we want to review some theoretical ideas about systemic theory, therapy, and emotions.

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“…Since the publication of Guerin's (1976) work other theoretical models, such as systemic family therapy (Selvini-Palazzoli, Boscolo, Cecchin, and Prata, 1974, 1978 and White's model (1989) have emerged. As well, further attempts at classifying the various 'models and schools of family therapy have appeared in the literature (e.g., Goldenberg and Goldenberg, 1985;Gurman 1979;Kaslow, 1980;L'Abate and Frey, 1981;Nichols, 1984;Zimmerman and Sims, 1983). According to Goldenberg and Goldenberg (1985), these classifications are limited because they have not included all theoretical positions.…”

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Brief Family Therapies

Smyrnios¹,

Kirkby²

1992

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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A modified version of Guerin's (1976) classification was used to categorise the principal models of brief family therapy according to theoretical and technical dimensions. While all models stemmed from common origins, either psychodynamic or systems theory, they differed in three particular areas: the premises regarding the origin of symptoms, the aims of therapy, and the major strategies employed. Nevertheless, all models were in agreement on several aspects, including the principles underlying brief family therapy techniques, the focus on the family's current level of functioning, the importance of clearly defining the problem (but not necessarily in terms of traditional psychiatric diagnoses), and other family variables. A survey of the literature indicated that there was a paucity of scientifically acceptable investigations of brief family therapy, and thus, a lack of valid evidence that any model provided an effective approach to therapy.

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The E‐R‐A Model: The Role of Feelings in Family Therapy Reconsidered: Implications for a Classification of Theories of Family Therapy

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

The Myth of the Unfeeling Strategic Therapist

The Myth of the Unfeeling Strategic Therapist

Emotions in the Practice of Systemic Therapy

Brief Family Therapies

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