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Aesthetics of Change (Guilford Family Therapy)

by Bradford P. Keeney

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Synopsis:

The fundamental concern of psychotherapy is change. While practitioners are constantly greeted with new strategies, techniques, programs, and interventions, this book argues that the full benefits of the therapeutic process cannot be realized without fundamental revision of the concept of change itself. Applying cybernetic thought to family therapy, Bradford P. Keeney demonstrates that conventional epistemology, in which cause and effect have a linear relationship, does not sufficiently accommodate the reciprocal nature of causation in experience. Written in an unconventional style that includes stories, case examples, and imagined dialogues between an epistemologist and a skeptical therapist, the volume presents a philosophically grounded, ecological framework for contemporary clinical practice.

About the Author

Bradford P. Keeney, PhD, has worked at some of the most respected psychotherapy centers in the United States, including the Ackerman Institute in New York City, the Karl Menninger Center in Topeka, and the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. He has served as Director of clinical doctoral programs at Texas Tech University and Nova University, and as Director of Scholarly Studies at the University of St. Thomas. He is the author of numerous classic works in the field of family therapy.

Table of Contents

1. Fundamentals of Epistemology

2. Cybernetic Epistemology

4. A Cybernetic Description of Family Therapy

5. Cybernetics of Therapeutic Change

6. An Aesthetic Base for Family Therapy

Product Details

ISBN:
9781572308305
Foreword:
Foerster, Heinz Von
Author:
Foerster, Heinz Von
Author:
Keeney, Bradford, PhD
Author:
Keeney, Bradford
Author:
Keeney, Bradford, PH.D. PhD PhD PhD PhD
Author:
Keeney, Bradford P.
Publisher:
Guilford Publications
Subject:
Clinical Psychology
Subject:
Family Therapy
Subject:
Psychotherapy - Couples & Family
Subject:
Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior
Subject:
Psychology-Couple and Family Therapy
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Guilford Family Therapy Series
Publication Date:
20020731
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Pages:
217
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in

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The fundamental concern of psychotherapy is change. While practitioners are constantly greeted with new strategies, techniques, programs, and interventions, this book argues that the full benefits of the therapeutic process cannot be realized without fundamental revision of the concept of change itself. Applying cybernetic thought to family therapy, Bradford P. Keeney demonstrates that conventional epistemology, in which cause and effect have a linear relationship, does not sufficiently accommodate the reciprocal nature of causation in experience. Written in an unconventional style that includes stories, case examples, and imagined dialogues between an epistemologist and a skeptical therapist, the volume presents a philosophically grounded, ecological framework for contemporary clinical practice.

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