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Working with a Couple After Violence: Reflections on a Differentiation‐Based Approach
Author(s) -
Gray Ian
Publication year - 2004
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.1467-8438.2004.tb00620.x
Subject(s) - counterintuitive , virtue , sociology , differentiation , psychological intervention , psychology , epistemology , social science , philosophy , psychiatry
McGoldrick and Carter (2001) observe that interventions in a differentiation‐based approach such as detriangling are often counterintuitive. In an attempt to understand the counterintuitive nature of a differentiation‐based approach, I draw on Schnarch and others to reflect on the nature of paradox, integrity and differentiation. I discuss implications for work with a couple after violence, and I conclude that differentiation can be understood as a personal, social, or even master virtue. The paper moves backwards and forwards between a case example, and reflections on theory.