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Interventive interviewing: Part I. Strategizing as a fourth guideline for the therapist.

K Tomm

    Family Process
    |March 1, 1987
    PubMed
    Summary

    Therapists can enhance clinical interviews by using four key guidelines: hypothesizing, circularity, neutrality, and strategizing. These conceptual postures help therapists consciously leverage therapeutic opportunities during sessions.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychotherapy
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Family Therapy

    Background:

    • Clinical interviews offer significant therapeutic potential often unrecognized by therapists.
    • Therapeutic opportunities within interviews can be enhanced through structured guidelines.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To elaborate on four essential interviewing guidelines for therapists.
    • To clarify and operationalize the concepts of hypothesizing, circularity, and neutrality.
    • To introduce strategizing as a crucial element of therapist decision-making.

    Main Methods:

    • Exploration of four core interviewing guidelines: hypothesizing, circularity, neutrality, and strategizing.
    • Reformulation of guidelines as conceptual postures for clarity and application.
    • Differentiation of strategizing as the therapist's decision-making process.

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    Main Results:

    • Identifies four key guidelines: hypothesizing, circularity, neutrality, and strategizing.
    • Clarifies complex concepts like circularity and neutrality through conceptual postures.
    • Highlights the role of strategizing in therapist decision-making and guideline application.

    Conclusions:

    • Conscious application of these four guidelines can significantly enhance therapeutic outcomes in clinical interviews.
    • Further papers will explore reflexive questioning and question-selection schemes for advanced therapeutic practice.