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How problems evolve and dissolve: integrating narrative and strategic concepts

J B Eron1, T W Lund

  • 1Catskill Family Institute, Kingston, NY 12401.

Family Process
|September 1, 1993
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This therapy approach integrates narrative and strategic concepts, expanding on the Mental Research Institute (MRI) Brief Therapy model. It focuses on how life events shape personal narratives to guide therapeutic change and problem resolution.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Therapeutic Interventions
  • Family Systems

Background:

  • The Mental Research Institute (MRI) Brief Therapy model provides foundational principles.
  • Traditional 'strategic' therapy can be perceived as prescriptive.
  • Constructivist premises offer a nuanced understanding of therapeutic processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel therapy approach linking narrative and strategic concepts.
  • To expand upon the MRI Brief Therapy model by emphasizing constructivist elements.
  • To offer a framework for understanding problem evolution and dissolution in therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Mapping how ordinary life events influence an individual's preferred view.
  • Identifying key narrative elements that shape problem trajectories.

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  • Utilizing a constructivist lens to reframe events and promote change.

    • Main Results:

    • Problems evolve when new events contradict preferred narrative accounts.
    • Problems dissolve when events are perceived as consonant with preferred ways of being.
    • Therapeutic direction is achieved by understanding narrative influence on problem-solving.

    Conclusions:

    • This integrated approach offers a clear therapeutic direction for promoting change.
    • Understanding narrative construction is key to guiding problem resolution.
    • The framework facilitates a deeper exploration of how problems develop and are resolved through reframing events.