[Is systemic psychotherapy research possible?]

Area of Science:

• Psychotherapy research
• Systemic therapies
• Process research

Background:

• Growing importance of systemic therapies necessitates quality evaluation.
• Deeper understanding of therapy processes is crucial for effective treatment.
• Need for adequate research methodologies in systemic psychotherapy.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore adequate methods for psychotherapy research in systemic therapies.
• To discuss possibilities for understanding dynamical patterns in psychotherapy.
• To illustrate single-case microanalysis in system-oriented psychotherapy research.

Main Methods:

• Review of existing process research theoretical conceptualizations and methodological tools.
• Application of single-case microanalysis.
• Analysis of client-therapist interaction in solution-oriented brief therapy.

Main Results:

• Process research provides theoretical and methodological resources for studying psychotherapy dynamics.
• Single-case microanalysis is a viable method for examining client-therapist interactions.
• The study illustrates a practical approach to system-oriented psychotherapy research.

Conclusions:

• Effective psychotherapy research for systemic therapies can leverage process research methodologies.
• Understanding dynamical patterns in therapy is achievable through detailed interaction analysis.
• Single-case microanalysis offers valuable insights into systemic therapy processes.