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Lockdown Learnings: No Longer the Mirrored Room
1Private Practice Christchurch New Zealand.
Abstract:
During the COVID-19 lockdown in Aotearoa/New Zealand, a discussion panel was convened comprising of family therapy students and experienced family therapists to investigate the effects of the use of online digital mediums for family therapy. This article discusses the learnings from that panel. It seems that the use of a screen can change the power dynamic between therapist and client family, perhaps levelling the field slightly and resulting in implications for the therapeutic relationship. Suggestions for practice are given and the situation is likened to that of the 'mirrored room' proposed by Hare-Mustin (1994).
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