Collaborative Therapy (Gehart Ch. 10) – Flashcards
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What does "not knowing" refer to in collaborative therapy?
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It refers to how therapists think about what they think they know, therapists choose to to know with and alongside clients
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What is the single guiding principle of collaborative therapy?
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Facilitate collaborative relationships and generative, two-way dialogical conversations. "Keep the dialogue going" As long as conversations are dialogical change and transformation is happening
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What is to be avoided in collaborative therapy?
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Monologues (a one-way conversation where a person is trying to see his or her idea) and Therapeutic Impasse (where the discussion no longer generates useful meanings or understandings)
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What is the philosophical stance of collaborative therapy?
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That the client is the expert (focus attention on the person of the client) and dialogue has the power to transform clients
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What is the idea of "withness"?
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The therapeutic relationship is a process of being with the client--"withness". It is a conversational partnership
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Who are the experts in the therapeutic process?
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The client is the expert in the area of content (what needs to be talked about) and the therapist is the expert in the process (how things are talked about)
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What are the two key questions in conceptualizing a case in collaborative therapy and how are they answered?
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1. Who is talking about the problem? (answer by assess who is in the problem-organizing system) and 2. How does each understand the problem? (answer using philosophical stance to understand client's worldview)
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Is there a pre-defined model of health in collaborative therapy?
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No--the overall goal is to increase the clients' sense of agency (which can not be given [empowerment] but is inherent)
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What is the output of collaborative therapy?
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Transformation (not change), problem dissolving (not solutions)
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What is the dialogue like in collaborative therapy?
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It is conversational, it is generated using the therapist's curiosity and desire to understand the client
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What are "appropriately unusual" comments?
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Comments that fit within the client's worldview while inviting curiosity or a new perspective. Too usual offers no change and too unusual is too uncomfortable to generate new meanings
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What does "being public" entail?
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Therapists are "public" with their clients about professional communication with others and when there are significant differences of opinion between them and the client. This prevents monologues.
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What are some of the writing activities used in collaborative therapy?
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Clients can write letters or journals from alternative perspectives and perform it or read it. It brings different voices to the conversation.
