The ethics of language and the language of ethics.

Epstein, Eugene S.; Loos, Victor E.

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“…is not concerned with people but with 'systems'; man becomes replaceable and expendable" (p. 10). Invariably, personal experiences and needs of individuals comprising the system are diminished or squelched (Epstein & Loos, 1989). As Hoffman comments, 20 years ago she "engaged in a project to disappear the individual," (1992, p. 10) but more recently she has begun to see this practice as a "particularly offensive kind of ecological fascism whereby the individual may be sacrificed for some greater good of the whole" (1990, p. 6).…”

Section: The Demise Of "The System" In Family Therapy Modelsmentioning

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Integrating Constructivist and Systemic Metatheory in Family Therapy

Fergus¹,

Reid²

2002

Journal of Constructivist Psychology

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In this article, we critically review the epistemological transition from a modernist or first-order cybernetic approach in which subject-object dualism is implicitly assumed and enacted within the therapeutic relationship, to the current postmodern, second-order approach. Problems associated with both epistemological persuasions are examined. We propose a theoretical way out of the epistemological corner defined by a former naive realism, on the one hand, and the current potential for a nonfunctional relativism, on the other. This route is created through an integration of systemic and constructivist metatheory whereby therapist knowledge, as fallible as it may be, is afforded a rightful place within the therapy relationship. Moreover, participant-observation is considered a necessary extension to the postmodern emphasis on therapist reflexivity because it reinstates the importance of therapist knowledge (i.e., objectifications of family dynamics and experiences). It is suggested that the willingness to engage in the process of intersubjective meaning creation, guided by the therapist and the client, but driven by the client's own knowing and experiencing, is central to the success of therapy.It was not too long ago that a fatalistic shadow had been cast over the field of family therapy: "The systemic paradigm [is] slowly dissolv[ing] into incoherence" (Erickson, 1988, p. 234); "as the systems era disintegrates" (Goolishian and Anderson, 1992, p. 35). With proclamations such as these, the very foundation of family therapy had been thrown into question. The era of postmodernism had arrived, and, for a time,

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Section: The Demise Of "The System" In Family Therapy Modelsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Integrating Constructivist and Systemic Metatheory in Family Therapy

Fergus¹,

Reid²

2002

Journal of Constructivist Psychology

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“…The second wave has involved a discussion of the relative merits of cybernetic versus narrative emphasis in relation to how much attention should be placed upon knowing and how much attention should be placed upon doing (Anderson & Goolishian, 1988, Anderson & Goolishian 1990; Atkinson, 1992; Atkinson & Health, 1990a,b; Hoffman, 1988, 1990). In fact, one aspect of this second wave has been to question how much knowing is relevant at all to the practices of family therapy (Epstein & Loos, 1989a,b).…”

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Why Pragmatics Is Probably Enough for Now

Amundson¹

1996

Family Process

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In place of aesthetic, essentialist, or foundational pursuits, family therapy might be better served by simply seeking to be helpful. Within such a perspective, ideas are valued/embraced for their functionality and utility. In the following essay, a critical discussion concerning this pragmatic emphasis is undertaken with illustrative clinical case examples from the Eastside Family Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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The ethics of language and the language of ethics.

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Integrating Constructivist and Systemic Metatheory in Family Therapy

Integrating Constructivist and Systemic Metatheory in Family Therapy

Why Pragmatics Is Probably Enough for Now

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