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[Is systemic psychotherapy research possible?]
1Psychologisches Institut I, Universität Münster.
Zeitschrift Fur Klinische Psychologie, Psychopathologie Und Psychotherapie
|January 1, 1994
Summary
Researching systemic therapies requires understanding therapy processes and quality evaluation. Process research offers tools for analyzing client-therapist interactions in psychotherapy, as shown in a solution-oriented brief therapy example.
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.