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51	Doelbewuste gebruik van die element van onsekerheid van die terapeut in gesinsterapie Van der Westhuizen, Hedwig Ruth 30 November 2003 (has links) This is a constructivistic, qualitative single case study of the reflections of a social work post-graduate student in a practical family therapy training situation, to illustrate the integration of person centered and systemic family therapy theory. The element of uncertainty of the therapist, is the focus of this study. The element of uncertainty, being a part of both the therapist and the therapeutic process, especially if challenged to make paradigm shifts and master new theory and skills, is identified, described, redefined and contructively applied. The focus is to highlight the use of the reframed element of uncertainty in empowering the therapist in the therapeutic process of family therapy. It is outlined how uncertainty can also be of value to empower the therapist to evolve an own unique therapeutic style. / Social work / M.A. (Geestesgesondheid) Constructivism Reframing Person centered family therapy Metaphor Post-graduate training of Social Workers Cybernetics Systemic family therapy Paradigm shift Uncertainty Certainty 616.89156 Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Cybernetics -- Psychological aspects Constructivism (Psychology) Family psychotherapy Metaphor -- Therapeutic use Family therapists
52	A symptom as part of a recursive process of interaction in a black family Mashiane, Selema 03 1900 (has links) This study is an endeavour to demonstrate the applicability of constructivist epistemology in different contexts. The black family is presented as one of such contexts. The study is further a demonstration of the role of a symptom as part of a recursive process of interaction in the context of a black family. It reflects an orientation rooted in cybernetics, ecology and systems theory. Therapy is presented as a context through which the therapist becomes incorporated and, therefore, adopting and speaking the language of the family's particular form of symptomatic communication in order to engender change. A literature study presenting a conceptual framework is presented. A case study presenting the research data is presented. Transcripts from video-taped sessions with the family are presented in the addendum. The implications of constructivist framework for the field of family therapy in the context of a black family are, therefore, outlined. / Social work / M.A. (Mental Health) Constructivism Cybernetic description Cybernetics Complementarity Stability and change Epistemology Symptomatology Epistemological order of recursion Black family Punctuation Patterns 616.89156089968 Family psychotherapy -- South Africa Constructivism (Psychology)
53	The learning and teaching of systemic therapy : an action research approach Louw, Willem P. 04 1900 (has links) Text in English / The training of psychotherapists not only determines what new therapists learn about the practice of therapy, but influences significantly their identity and the development of a professional self. This dissertation explores the professional development of a trainee therapist, taking into consideration the training context and training approach, the trainee's unique training needs and the influence of own interactional style. The study was undertaken from an action research perspective, therefore emphasising solving a problem in the field and feeding this information back into the system during the course of the research project. The researcher describes how the training context (in this case, the Agape Healing Community in Mamelodi, South Africa), the training approach (systemic family therapy), and his personal style shaped his professional sense of self. He found however, that it was the process of action research which encouraged movement from feelings of inadequacy to competence in his professional development. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology) Action research Systemic training Professional development Agape Healing Community Supervision Trainee psychotherapist Postmodernism Therapist helplessness Self-reflexiveness 616.8914 Psychotherapy Systemic therapy (Family therapy)
54	Irreverence : a psychotherapeutic stance Van Rooyen, Hanlie 07 1900 (has links) The development of the concept of irreverence is examined in terms of its historical, theoretical and metatheoretical contexts. The underlying assumptions of the concepts of neutrality, curiosity, and irreverence are distinguished and contextualised. Neutrality is discussed with reference to Milan systemic therapy and first- and second-order cybernetics, while curiosity is examined in the light of constructivist and narrative approaches to psychotherapy. It is argued that these two concepts represent two sides of a dualism, which is transcended through irreverence. Irreverence is interpreted as a postmodern stance, involving the questioning and relativising of therapists' basic assumptions. The pragmatic components of an irreverent stance, namely self-reflexivity, orthogonality, flexibility and accountability, are explored with reference to related concepts in the work of other authors. Throughout the text metalogues are used in an attempt to engage reader and author in a collaborative enterprise of acknowledging and reevaluating their own basic assumptions. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology) Irreverence Neutrality Curiosity Milan systemic therapy Secondorder cybernetics Constructivism Social constructionism Postmodernism Deconstruction Therapeutic accountability 616.89156 Family psychotherapy -- Case studies Neutrality Curiosity Constructivism (Psychology) Postmodernism -- Psychological aspects
55	Systems theory training as a context for healing : an autoethnography Wichmann, Werner Johann 01 1900 (has links) The mini-dissertation explains how systems theory provided a healing context for me in my training as a clinical psychologist over two years. The emergence of my authentic voice is narrated in an autoethnography (five act drama) about what happened. The main theoretical bases for the dissertation are – constructivism to understand the learning and teaching I experienced; learning as a collaborative endeavour and the emergence of my authentic voice with help from more skilled others. Systems theory informs the entire study at every theoretical level. Bowen’s family therapy theory is significant for the differentiation of the self and his I-position is equated with the emergence of an authentic voice. Myth, epic narratives, the hero’s journey amplify my interpretation of the differentiation of self. The raw data for the qualitative research were observations, interviews, creative writing, photocollage, a collection of readings, songs and dialogues. The themes emerging from the autoethnography were about obstructions because of the authoritarian nature of my upbringing, life and work. These themes lessened in force in clinical training until my authentic voice emerged in relation to self and as a clinical psychologist. A recommendation from the dissertation is that autoethnography provides a good vehicle for reflection and intense interior scrutiny needed to become a practising clinical psychologist; the autoethnographical exercise could be used by training clinical psychologists more extensively on their journey to maturity. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology) Autoethnography Systems theory Clinical training Epistemological shift Constructivism Voice Authenticity Healing Creative writing 616.89156 Bowenian family therapy Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Clinical psychologists -- Training of Healing -- Psychological aspects Ethnology -- Authorship
56	Where the Heart Is: The impact of structure and motivation on homeschooling families' functionality and promotion of differentiation-of-self Nicholas Tyler Triplett (11813441) 20 December 2021 (has links) Much of the current academic literature on the practice of homeschooling has revolved around the individual academic, social, and psychosocial outcomes of homeschooled youth. As such, the relational and systemic implications of homeschooling have been neglected in the current body of research, thus leaving the practice’s long-term outcomes on family and relational functionality up to heuristic assumption by homeschooling families and the general public. The current study sought to address this gap in the literature by introducing a family systems perspective to the assessment of homeschooling families and homeschooler’s relational functionality. Comparisons between homeschooled (<i>n</i> = 145) and non-homeschooled (<i>n</i> = 147) adults found that, after controlling for demographic differences, homeschooled adults reported that their families had higher levels of unbalanced Enmeshment and Rigidity, along with lower levels of unbalanced Disengagement, than non-homeschooled participants within the Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Functioning. Homeschoolers also displayed greater levels of Differentiation-of-Self in the domains of Emotional Reactivity and I-Position taking than non-homeschoolers. These results, however, were found to be closely connected to homeschooled participants’ reports of how many years they were homeschooled, the degree of structure in their homeschooling environment, as well as the strength of several different common rationales they believe motivated their family to choose to homeschool, with certain factors emerging as significant predictors of whether homeschoolers reported a more functional family environment and higher Differentiation-of-Self. The clinical and research implications, limitations, and future directions for studies of this kind, are discussed. Education Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy) Family and Household Studies Family Systems Theory Systemic Therapy Couple and Family Therapy Homeschooling Family Dynamics Differentiation of Self
57	Addressing the family of origin as a cause of addiction : a treatment programme for substance abuse Engelbrecht, Jurita 03 1900 (has links) Although addiction is treated by means of different treatment programmes in South Africa, the researcher discovered that the level of self-actualization and changes in addicts relationships, are questionable. A preliminary literature review indicated that the family of origin could be the cause of addiction. The above prompted the researcher to compile a treatment programme that addresses the family of origin as a cause of addiction. The treatment programme was divided into three phases. Phases one and two were included to provide therapists with guidelines on how to assist clients to reach abstinence, as well as how to function effectively in their life-worlds, while phase three addressed the family of origin as a cause of addiction. The family systems and relations theories served as the theoretical framework of the study. Phase three of the treatment programme was implemented by therapists during an empirical investigation to determine the effectiveness of the treatment programme. / Teacher Education / D Ed. (Psychology of Education) Substance abuse Self-actualization Relations theory Family systems theory Treatment programme Addiction Family of origin Abstinence Coping skills Causes 616.89156 Substance abuse -- Treatment Family psychotherapy Life skills Addicts -- Counseling of Systemic therapy (Family therapy)
58	Divorce as bifurcation: redefining a nuclear system Ferreira Da Costa, Talita Maria 30 April 2007 (has links) The purpose of this study is to explore the nature of dynamic relationships within families, and indicating how the decision to divorce may result from a family's difficulty in adjusting to new changes and stressors. Thus, divorce results in the redefinition of a nuclear system. This study made use of social constructionism as its epistemological framework. By means of in-depth one-on-one interviews, the researcher was able to hear the narratives of all six participants. Hermeneutics was used to analyze the data. The participants' stories were reencountered through the researcher's own frame of reference in which common themes of the divorce process were co-constructed. These themes were later elaborated on and a comparative analysis was undertaken to link them to the available literature. The information gained from the study could contribute to existing research on the impact of divorce, family reorganization following a divorce, and offer a new perspective in understanding family systems. / Clinical Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology) Divorce Family system Family reorganization Relationships Couples Consequences and adjustment Resilience Chaos theory Change Bifurcation Methodology Post Modernism Social Constructionism Qualitative research Hermeneutics Ethics 155.93 Divorce Family systems Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Spouses -- Interpersonal relationships Family reconstitution Social constructionism Postmodernism Qualitative research
59	The effect of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning Rich, Eileen Patricia 31 October 2003 (has links) The present study explored the effect of the birth of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning within the context of family systems theory. Five families, each with a child who was born with a cleft lip and palate, were included in the study. The five couples were all married and they were the biological parents of their children whose ages ranged from two months to five years. All five sets of parents were initially interviewed together and then had separate individual interviews where the Family Assessment Measure-III was administered. The results reflected each family's distinctive patterns of interaction and how they adapted to the birth of a child with an orofacial cleft. Factors found to affect family functioning included: External support systems, individual coping skills, family rules and boundaries, open communication and cohesion among family members. / Psychology / M. A. (Psychology) Family functioning Family structure Family systems theory Coping behaviour Task Accomplishment Role Performance Communication Involvement Orofacial cleft Cleft lip and palate Cleft lip Cleft palate children Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Cleft palate -- Psychological aspects Family Assessment Measure-III Family counseling Family assessment Life skills
60	Towards the training of psychology tutors : an ecosystemic approach Stylianou, Nitsa 06 1900 (has links) This study explores the training of Psychology tutors at the University of South Africa's (UNISA) learning centres with a view to providing a paradigm shift in tutor training and contributing towards new ways of thinking about education and training in South Africa. It furthermore opens up alternative ways of thinking about the process of facilitation in general. Although the study focuses on tutor training within the discipline of Psychology, the outcomes of the study are applicable to tutor training and tutoring in general, and make a valuable contribution in identifying the basic principles underlying tutor training in other disciplines as well. An ecosystemic approach encourages the trainer-trainee system to become aware of how they affect each other's thinking and behaviour. The basic principles underlying the process of facilitation that emerge in the study, therefore apply equally to the training of tutors and the tutoring of learners by others. These principles provide guidelines in terms of the processes involved in tutor development, as well as inform the issues and themes around which the sharing of ideas can be choreographed in the field of tutor training and tutoring. In conclusion, the information generated in the study focuses specifically on student support in the form of face-to-face tutorials in the distance education setting, the form of tertiary education which is most accessible to many historically disadvantaged learners in South Africa today. More generally, it will make a valuable contribution in the current educational context in South Africa, where student support is of the utmost importance in striving for equality in education, and where the focus is on outcomes-based education. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D.Litt. et Phil. (Psychology) Tutor training Tutorial programme Distance education Open learning Face-to-face tutorials Learning centres Ecosystemic theory Outcomes-based education Facilitation 371.3940968 Group facilitation -- South Africa Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Tutors and tutoring -- South Africa Distance education -- South Africa Ecosystemic psychology

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