Open AccessCreating Equality Through Dialogue in a Narrative‐Based Helping Relationship 1
Author(s) -
Motoyama Tomonori
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
japanese psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5884
pISSN - 0021-5368
DOI - 10.1111/jpr.12401
Subject(s) - dialogical self , narrative , personalization , psychology , key (lock) , narrative therapy , process (computing) , social psychology , computer science , linguistics , world wide web , philosophy , computer security , operating system
This study aims to examine dialogical techniques used to establish a relationship of equality between therapist and client in narrative‐based therapy. This paper first introduces a “mutual first‐personalization process” found in dialogue established through the Person‐Centered Approach and “early dialogues,” which is a framework that forms the foundation of Open Dialogue, to illuminate the relationship of equality created in these exchanges. The concept of the “middle voice” is then introduced to show that dialogical therapy generates a relationship that does not clearly distinguish between therapist and client, or “to help” and “to be helped,” and that equality is a key aspect of narrative‐based therapy.