To intervene or not to intervene : reflections of a family therapy trainee

• Main Author: Boulle, Janine Evelyn
• Other Authors: Johnson, P.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: 616.89156; Family psychotherapy; Operant behavior; Constructivism (Psychology); Therapist and patient
• Online Access: Boulle, Janine Evelyn (1996) To intervene or not to intervene : reflections of a family therapy trainee, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15802>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15802

This dissertation intends describing and understanding my development as a therapist over a two year period. The question which prompted the research is to what extent the therapist directs change within the therapeutic process. It therefore considers the issue of intervention in therapy. The social constructionist theory is utilised to understand more fully the issues around intervention in therapy. A qualitative research methodology is followed, which has as its foundation an emergent design. The raw data takes the form of a journal, which is a case determined diary. The conclusions drawn at the end of the study are idiographic and reflective. === Psychology === M.A. (Clinical Psychology)