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Strategic-brief therapy: an insight-oriented approach?*.

B L Duncan¹, A D Solovey

¹Dayton Institute for Family Therapy.

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

|December 2, 2010

Summary

Insight plays a vital role in strategic therapy, contrary to common beliefs. This article clarifies the function of insight and its strategic advantages in the change process.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Therapeutic Techniques

Background:

The significance of insight in therapeutic change has been a long-standing debate.
Strategic approaches have often overlooked or discredited the value of insight.

Purpose of the Study:

To clarify the role of insight within strategic therapy.
To differentiate between therapist- and client-ascribed meanings and insight.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of insight in strategic therapy.
Distinguishing between reframing, interpretation, and client-ascribed meaning.

Main Results:

Insight possesses strategic advantages that have been underestimated.
Therapist-ascribed meaning (reframing) and interpretation are distinct from client-ascribed meaning and insight.

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Conclusions:

Insight is a valuable component of strategic therapy.
Insight-oriented and strategic therapy share common ground, suggesting insight's relevance.