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1	Stability and change in couples therapy : an action research process Strydom, Hester Maria 01 1900 (has links) This study focuses on the cybernetic complementarity of stability and change in family therapy. Stability and change involve both the client and therapist, and is a selfreferential process where the observer is part of that which is observed. One couple was involved in ten therapy sessions. During the action research cycles of planning, acting and reflecting, the principles of systems theory, cybernetics and second cybernetics were implemented. A team consisting of one lecturer and two students were actively involved throughout all the phases of the research process. During therapy, the therapist focused on stability to facilitate change in the structure of the couple's organizational system. The research served as a good example of how punctuation of two complementarity processes (stability and change) can enable and empower clients to autonomously reflect on their own behaviour, and to make decisions regarding patterns they would like or feel ready to change. / Social Science (Mental Health) / Thesis (M. Soc. Science)--University of South Africa, 2001. / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health)) Stability and change Action research Cybernetic epistemology Second cybernetics Systemic epistemology Wholeness Hypothesizing Circularity Neutrality Feedback Self reference Autonomy 616.89156 Attitude change Change (Psychology) Autonomy Action research -- Case studies
2	Stability and change in couples therapy : an action research process Strydom, Hester Maria 01 1900 (has links) This study focuses on the cybernetic complementarity of stability and change in family therapy. Stability and change involve both the client and therapist, and is a selfreferential process where the observer is part of that which is observed. One couple was involved in ten therapy sessions. During the action research cycles of planning, acting and reflecting, the principles of systems theory, cybernetics and second cybernetics were implemented. A team consisting of one lecturer and two students were actively involved throughout all the phases of the research process. During therapy, the therapist focused on stability to facilitate change in the structure of the couple's organizational system. The research served as a good example of how punctuation of two complementarity processes (stability and change) can enable and empower clients to autonomously reflect on their own behaviour, and to make decisions regarding patterns they would like or feel ready to change. / Social Science (Mental Health) / Thesis (M. Soc. Science)--University of South Africa, 2001. / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health)) Stability and change Action research Cybernetic epistemology Second cybernetics Systemic epistemology Wholeness Hypothesizing Circularity Neutrality Feedback Self reference Autonomy 616.89156 Attitude change Change (Psychology) Autonomy Action research -- Case studies
3	Paradigma ontleding van en paradigma beskrywing vir deelnemende werkswyses Schenck, Catherina Johanna 11 1900 (has links) Community development and in particular participatory development is about people. This means that the person who studies or practices participatory development or any other of the participatory pratices should have a particular way of thinking about people. The main aim motivating this study was to investigate the paradigm/s about people on which participatory practices are based. This included a literature research on five participatory practices namely participatory development; participatory communication; participatory learning; participatory research; and participatory management. A guideline for paradigm analysis was developed by using Schriver's (1995) and Capra's (1996) descriptions of a paradigm as well as ideas of hermeneutics. From the paradigm analysis on the participatory practices two themes emerged: A shift from modernism to post modernism in the thinking processes and participatory practices. From the participatory practices the same concepts repeatedly emerged indicating a similar paradigm for all the participatory practices. Three post modern theories were therefore applied to enhance the description of the different concepts. The end result of this study is the development of an evolving paradigm for participatory practices in order to give enhanced meaning to concepts in the participatory vocabulary. Finally a critical reflection was done on the post modern research process. / Text in Afrikaans / Social Work / D.Phil. (Social Work) Community development Participation; Participatory practices Participatory development Participatory communication Participatory learning Participatory action research Participatory management Paradigm Paradigm analysis Evolving paradigm Theory Modernism Post-modernism Person-centred approach Second cybernetics Social constructionism Values Assumptions Relationships Dialogue Collective constructions Hermeneutics Implicit Explicit 302 Social psychology Social systems Participant observation Cooperative societies Human services -- Administration Social work administration Mass media in community development Social participation Paradigms (Social sciences) Social service Social interaction Behavioral assessment Social sciences -- Philosophy Postmodernism -- Social aspects Constructivism (Philosophy) Community development
4	Paradigma ontleding van en paradigma beskrywing vir deelnemende werkswyses Schenck, Catherina Johanna 11 1900 (has links) Community development and in particular participatory development is about people. This means that the person who studies or practices participatory development or any other of the participatory pratices should have a particular way of thinking about people. The main aim motivating this study was to investigate the paradigm/s about people on which participatory practices are based. This included a literature research on five participatory practices namely participatory development; participatory communication; participatory learning; participatory research; and participatory management. A guideline for paradigm analysis was developed by using Schriver's (1995) and Capra's (1996) descriptions of a paradigm as well as ideas of hermeneutics. From the paradigm analysis on the participatory practices two themes emerged: A shift from modernism to post modernism in the thinking processes and participatory practices. From the participatory practices the same concepts repeatedly emerged indicating a similar paradigm for all the participatory practices. Three post modern theories were therefore applied to enhance the description of the different concepts. The end result of this study is the development of an evolving paradigm for participatory practices in order to give enhanced meaning to concepts in the participatory vocabulary. Finally a critical reflection was done on the post modern research process. / Text in Afrikaans / Social Work / D.Phil. (Social Work) Community development Participation; Participatory practices Participatory development Participatory communication Participatory learning Participatory action research Participatory management Paradigm Paradigm analysis Evolving paradigm Theory Modernism Post-modernism Person-centred approach Second cybernetics Social constructionism Values Assumptions Relationships Dialogue Collective constructions Hermeneutics Implicit Explicit 302 Social psychology Social systems Participant observation Cooperative societies Human services -- Administration Social work administration Mass media in community development Social participation Paradigms (Social sciences) Social service Social interaction Behavioral assessment Social sciences -- Philosophy Postmodernism -- Social aspects Constructivism (Philosophy) Community development

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