M.A. (Clinical Psychology) / The need was identified to explicate the pragmatics of individual psychotherapy. It was felt that pragmatics were "neglected" in the contemporary systemic therapy literature; specifically the work of Bradford Keeney. The explication of the pragmatic and aesthetic, as descriptive notations warrant the discussion of diverse and broad conceptual phenomena. Firstly, a historical backdrop for the shift from purely paradigmatic to espistemological pertinence in psychotherapeutic theorizing is provided. This "contextualization" is followed by a conceptual discussion on epistemological theorizing. The conceptual issues pertaining to the field of family therapy is "deconstructed" and a "re-constructive" exploration is undertaken. Following this "expose" my preferred epistemological stance is posited. The radical constructivist view of Ernst von Glasersfeld and Kenneth Gergen's social constructionist movement are elaborated upon. These proposals are viewed as complementary. A paradigm - systemic pluralism - is delineated. This paradigm utilizes ecosystemic theory as a conceptual umbrella for the integration of ideas from various schools of psychotherapy. It is also argued that this paradigm is "informed" by the posited epistemological stance. In conclusion the implications of the preceeding gamut of conceptualization for the aesthetics and pragmatics of individual psychotherapy is discussed .
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:12182 |
| Date | 01 September 2014 |
| Creators | Louw, Francois |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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