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New directions for family therapy: rubbish removal as a task of choice
Author(s) -
Sutcliffe Pauline,
Lovell Jane,
Walters Marianne
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j..1985.00675.x
Subject(s) - joke , laughter , family therapy , task (project management) , psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology , art , literature , management , economics
Family therapy may be accompanied by laughter and wit as well as serious labour. Family life has a great deal to laugh about, and family therapists, if they take families seriously, need to be able to laugh and joke with them.