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Time in the Therapeutic Domain
Author(s) -
Gibney Paul
Publication year - 1994
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.1467-8438.1994.tb00989.x
Subject(s) - psychoanalytic theory , psychotherapist , psychology , domain (mathematical analysis) , attendance , family therapy , epistemology , political science , philosophy , mathematical analysis , mathematics , law
This paper sets out to examine theoretically the role that “time” plays in therapy. It proceeds by investigating the appearance of “time” in the therapeutic literature: specifically, research regarding the efficacy of brief therapy and attendance of clients in therapy, psychoanalytic concepts of “time”, family therapy's recent emphasis on the future and conceptualisations available about “time” and its role in problem formation and resolution. A summary of these findings precedes a discussion emphasising the problems of crisis, irreversibility and chronicity. The conclusion re‐emphasises the need for a multi‐modal approach to any future theorising on “time” in the therapeutic domain.