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Changing teams/changing families.

S de Shazer, A Molnar

    Family Process
    |December 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    Introducing randomness into therapy systems, including the family and therapist team, can initiate therapeutic change. Altering the therapy team itself can disrupt problematic family patterns and foster positive change.

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    Area of Science:

    • Family Therapy
    • Systems Theory
    • Psychotherapy Research

    Background:

    • Therapist's perspective on change influences clinical practice.
    • Aligning clinical practice with epistemological premises is crucial.
    • Understanding the dynamics of therapeutic change is key.

    Observation:

    • The introduction of randomness into the system can initiate therapeutic change.
    • The system includes the family and the therapist (team).
    • Randomness can be introduced at any point within the suprasystem.

    Findings:

    • Changing the therapy team is a method to introduce randomness.
    • Altering the therapy team can disrupt problematic family patterns.
    • Therapist system changes can lead to family system changes.

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    Implications:

    • Clinical interventions should consider the introduction of controlled randomness.
    • Therapist-system dynamics are integral to family therapy outcomes.
    • Flexibility in team composition can be a therapeutic tool.