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SELECTING A FAMILY THERAPY MODEL: THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY ATTRIBUTES IN ECLECTIC PRACTICE *
Author(s) -
Kolevzon Michael S.,
SowersHoag Karen,
Hoffman Cheryl
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1989.tb00807.x
Subject(s) - eclecticism , variety (cybernetics) , family therapy , personality , psychotherapist , psychology , process (computing) , clinical practice , social psychology , medicine , nursing , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy , theology , operating system
The expanding knowledge and skill bases within the interdisciplinary family therapy profession pose a significant challenge for evolving practitioners, at whatever stage along the professional development process they find themselves. This challenge raises a basic question regarding whether there are any constraining forces to the level of eclecticism in practice towards which one can aspire. This paper empirically explores the role played by the personality attributes of the family therapist in facilitating and/or inhibiting one's adherence to a variety of approaches to family practice.