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Narratives and the Therapist's Allegiance
Author(s) -
Harari Edwin
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1992.tb00909.x
Subject(s) - allegiance , narrative , identity (music) , relevance (law) , psychotherapist , psychology , project commissioning , sociology , publishing , aesthetics , political science , art , literature , politics , law
Trainee therapists are attracted to particular treatment philosophies through the influence of complex factors which are embedded in the narratives of the origins and successes of a particular model of treatment. The relevance of these stories to the development of a professional identity is discussed with specific attention to family therapy.