STRATEGY AND INTERVENTION VERSUS NONINTERVENTION: A MATTER OF THEORY?

The question of whether or not intervention and strategy are necessary components of competent therapy is described and related to the metaphorical assumptions of underlying theory. Passive listening and expert interpretations are consequences of psychodynamic theory. Active manipulation of social s...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 1992-01, Vol.18 (1), p.5-15
Main Authors: Goolishian, Harold A., Anderson, Harlene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Counseling Techniques
Counseling Theories
Intervention
Psychology
Social research
Theories
Therapy
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Summary:The question of whether or not intervention and strategy are necessary components of competent therapy is described and related to the metaphorical assumptions of underlying theory. Passive listening and expert interpretations are consequences of psychodynamic theory. Active manipulation of social structure and strategic intervention into feedback are described as consequences of the mechanical assumptions of structural and cybernetic theory. Conversational participation and non intervention are described as necessary consequences of hermeneutic and linguistic approaches to therapy. It is concluded that different theoretical assumptions yield different conclusions regarding the nature of therapy and human problems. From this perspective the question of Intervention Versus Non‐Intervention is more a matter of the theory held than a question to be answered in terms of the “right” or “adequate” thing to do or not do.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1992.tb01732.x