The Multi‐epistemological Systemic Therapist: A Qualitative Study

Lorås, Lennart; Sundelin, Johan

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“…Although one may claim that research in the field of systemic CFT has grown from a different epistemological tradition than the majority of psychiatric and psychotherapy research (Lorås & Sundelin, 2018), this does not fully explain the current predicament. And with reference to Friedlander et al (2021) stating that “systemic therapy” has not acquired a unifying definition, we advocate that it captures breadth.…”

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Researching what we practice—The paradigm of systemic family research: Part 1

Lorås

Whittaker

Stokkebekk³

et al. 2023

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This is part 1 of two articles that focus on the ideological and philosophical preference regarding how to relate to and conduct research in the field of systemic couple and family therapy. Thus, this article outlines the theoretical groundwork for part 2 of “Researching what we practice” in the same journal. Research in certain areas of systemic couple and family therapy (CFT), such as that influenced by social constructionism and postmodernism, has a different epistemological tradition than in the natural sciences. Thus, only research from a narrow, selected spectrum of epistemologies has been incorporated as a key source in the knowledge base of systemic CFT. The consequence is that the field of postmodern systemic CFT risks promoting only a limited range of research designs and knowledge while excluding other designs and knowledge types, reasoning that these are less useful in clinical practice. The rationale behind this perspective is derived from ideology and philosophy rather than scientific criteria. Accordingly, in our field of study, different epistemological perspectives are easily viewed as dichotomous, thus causing professional gaps in our field. This tendency constrains the mutual exchange and development that are needed. We present a possible way out of this dichotomized deadlock, first and foremost by acknowledging – and encouraging the use of – the great variety and breadth of existing research and knowledge. Referring to the guiding principles of evidence‐based practice, we argue that this would endow the systemic CFT therapist and researcher with a greater knowledge base and range of research methodologies. This could help improve the quality of treatment provided to our clients and enhance the legitimacy of postmodern systemic CFT as a branch of psychotherapy.

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Section: Concerning Gaps In Our Fieldmentioning

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Researching what we practice—The paradigm of systemic family research: Part 1

Lorås

Whittaker

Stokkebekk³

et al. 2023

Family Process

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“…The field of systemic CFT has been full of epistemological debate about the philosophical assumptions that are relevant to research and clinical practice (Hoffman, 1985; Lorås & Sundelin, 2018). Our contribution to such debate seeks to address the need for a program of systemic research.…”

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Researching what we practice—The paradigm of systemic family research: Part 2

Whittaker

Stokkebekk²,

Lorås

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This is the second of two articles focusing on ideological and philosophical preferences for relating to and conducting research in the field of systemic couple and family therapy (CFT). To emphasize the need for the field of systemic CFT to be based on the best available knowledge, in the first article, we argue the benefits of applying the principles of evidence‐based practice, and in the current article, we present the rationale behind the contents of a program for systemic family therapy research that safeguards methodological multiplicity. The need for multi‐methodological systemic research is also recognized on the basis of the authors' self‐reflexive accounts of overcoming barriers to learning skills and deepening their understanding of quantitative methods. We thus argue that trans‐methodological reflexivity is necessary and we argue a preference for methodological multiplicity that includes statistical competency as regards the interdependence of observations (i.e., nonindependence), and we further argue that these are crucial components of a systemic research program.

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“…Em relação ao campo de investigação no qual o estudo está inserido, a terapia familiar, vemos que esse é um tema de interesse que entrecorta a produção de conhecimento desde seu início. Considerações acerca da integração podem ser encontradas tanto nas obras clássicas da época de criação do campo -por exemplo, as ideias presentes em Satir (1967) -quanto em publicações em diversos países do mundo -por exemplo, Noruega (Lorås & Sundelin, 2018, Oddli & McLeod, 2017, Estados Unidos da América (Hickman et al, 2009;Snyder & Balderrama-Durbin, 2012;Solomonov et al, 2016), Austrália (Flaskas, 2005), Reino Unido (Asen, 2004) e Brasil (Paula-Ravagnani et al, 2016;Paula-Ravagnani, Guanaes-Lorenzi & Rasera, 2017;Ponciano & Féres-Carneiro, 2005 ;Prati & Koller, 2012). Vemos que a discussão dessa temática tanto é desejável como também é multifacetada.…”

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The Multi‐epistemological Systemic Therapist: A Qualitative Study

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Researching what we practice—The paradigm of systemic family research: Part 1

Researching what we practice—The paradigm of systemic family research: Part 1

Researching what we practice—The paradigm of systemic family research: Part 2

A integração de teorias e técnicas na prática clínica em terapia familiar

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