How to Coach Yourself and Others Coaching Families

Cybernetics:...................................................................................................................................171 Double bind...................................................................................................................................171 Equifinality / Equipotentiality:......................................................................................................171 First-order / Second-order change:................................................................................................171 Pseudo mutuality:..........................................................................................................................171 Punctuation:...................................................................................................................................172 Rules:.............................................................................................................................................172 Criticisms of Narrative Therapy........................................................................................................172 See also..............................................................................................................................................172 Theoretical foundations.................................................................................................................172 Related types of therapy................................................................................................................172 Other related concepts...................................................................................................................172 References .........................................................................................................................................172 We do not tell stories only: we are stories. .......................................................................................173 Basic Techniques in Family Therapy ................................................................................................174 OBSERVATION...............................................................................................................................174 IDENTIFICATION...........................................................................................................................174 I/ INFORMATION-GATHERING TECHNIQUES.........................................................................175 GETTING INFORMATION THROUGH USING OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS. ....................175 THE GENOGRAM.......................................................................................................................175 THE FAMILY FLOORPLAN ......................................................................................................176 FAMILY PHOTOS.......................................................................................................................176 II/ JOINING ......................................................................................................................................177 1) TRACKING:.............................................................................................................................177 2) MIMESIS:.................................................................................................................................177 3) CONFIRMATION OF A FAMILY MEMBER: ......................................................................177 4) ACCOMMODATION:.............................................................................................................177 III/ DIAGNOSING...........................................................................................................................177 IV/ FAMILY SYSTEM STRATEGIES ..........................................................................................178 ASKING PROCESS QUESTIONS. .............................................................................................178 FAMILY SCULPTING ................................................................................................................178 FAMILY CHOREOGRAPHY......................................................................................................178 V/ INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES ..............................................................................................179 RELATIONSHIP EXPERIMENTS..............................................................................................179 COACHING..................................................................................................................................179 I-POSITIONS................................................................................................................................179 DISPLACEMENT STORIES. ......................................................................................................179 TAKING SIDE & MEDIATING..................................................................................................180 THE EMPTY CHAIR ...................................................................................................................180 FAMILY COUNCIL MEETINGS ...............................................................................................180 STRATEGIC ALLIANCES..........................................................................................................180 PRESCRIBING INDECISION .....................................................................................................180 PUTTING THE CLIENT IN CONTROL OF THE SYMPTOM .................................................180 SPECIAL DAYS, MINI-VACATIONS, SPECIAL OUTINGS ..................................................181 PROBLEM SOLVING .................................................................................................................181 15

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