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Responsive Persistence Part I: Therapist Influence in Postmodern Practice
Author(s) -
Sutherland Olga,
Turner Jean,
Dienhart Anna
Publication year - 2013
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.1752-0606.2012.00333.x
Subject(s) - postmodernism , psychotherapist , framing (construction) , psychology , persistence (discontinuity) , cognitive reframing , power (physics) , epistemology , philosophy , physics , geotechnical engineering , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering
Feminist and social constructionist developments in family therapy highlighted the importance of attending to therapist–client power relations and incorporating clients' understandings and preferences as a part of therapy. Significantly, less attention has been given to how postmodern therapists do use their power and influence. This is an important topic because it is therapists who have the major responsibility for guiding the interaction with clients and persisting in this so that change is facilitated. Therapist persistence in various forms and across dimensions of therapy process is examined to expand understanding of therapist influence in postmodern and collaborative work. An analysis of responsive persistence in a session with Karl Tomm as the therapist is presented to illustrate this conceptual framing.