Deliberate practice in systemic family therapy / by Adrian J. Blow, Ryan B. Seedall, Debra L. Miller, Tony Rousmaniere, and Alexandre Vaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blow, Adrian J., author.

Seedall, Ryan B., author.

Miller, Debra L., (Psychotherapist), author.

Rousmaniere, Tony, author.

Vaz, Alexandre, author.

Series:

Essentials of deliberate practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Systemic therapy (Family therapy).

Family Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Family Therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 242 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2023]

Summary:

"Deliberate practice entails experiential, repeated training with a particular skill until it becomes automatic. In the context of psychotherapy, this involves two trainees role-playing as a client and a therapist, switching roles every so often, under the guidance of a supervisor. The trainee playing the therapist reacts to client statements, ranging in difficulty from beginner to intermediate to advanced, with improvised responses that reflect fundamental therapeutic skill. This book focuses on systemic family therapy (SFT), an umbrella term capturing all types of family-based interventions that treat problems in the context where they reside. Although a broad and deep familiarity with the theoretical and empirical SFT literature is important, SFT trainees are increasingly in need of proficiency in core SFT skills given the demands that come with working with systems. The importance of experiential learning in the training and supervision process is magnified by the reality that, especially for novice trainees who are just beginning to work with clients, there are relatively few opportunities to practice the wide range of clinical skills that are theoretically at one's disposal. SFT trainees usually receive excellent training in theoretical underpinnings, coupled with many hours of therapy and a high standard of supervision; nonetheless, there remain too few avenues for trainees to achieve competencies in core SFT skills. The book adopts deliberate practice methods to support experiential -learn by doing-training opportunities. It describes the methods and stimuli that can facilitate practicing a range of important SFT skills. The book augments other common training components."--Preface (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Series Preface

Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz

Acknowledgments

Part I: Overview and Instructions

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice in Systemic Family Therapy

Chapter 2. Instructions for the Systemic Family Therapy Deliberate Practice Exercises

Part II: Deliberate Practice Exercises for Systemic Family Therapy Skills

Exercises for Beginner Systemic Family Therapy Skills

Exercise 1. Providing a Systemic Rationale for Treatment

Exercise 2. Building the Therapeutic Alliance: Establishing Bonds and Joining the System

Exercise 3. Reframing the Problem

Exercise 4. Interactional Structuring: Deescalation

Exercises for Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy Skills

Exercise 5. Avoiding Triangulation

Exercise 6. Highlighting Boundaries

Exercise 7. Systemic Questions - Fostering Perspective Taking

Exercise 8. Engendering Hope

Exercises for Advanced Systemic Family Therapy Skills

Exercise 9. Attention to Diversity

Exercise 10. Building the Therapeutic Alliance: Establishing Therapeutic Goals

Exercise 11. Tracking the Interactional Cycle

Exercise 12. Interactional Structuring: Initiating Enactments

Comprehensive Exercises

Exercise 13. Annotated Systemic Family Therapy Practice Session Transcript

Exercise 14. Mock Systemic Family Therapy Session

Part III: Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises

Chapter 3. Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees: How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice

Appendix A. Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments

Appendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary Form

Appendix C. Sample Systemic Family Therapy Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises

References

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2023.

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Print version: Deliberate practice in systemic family therapy

ISBN:

9781433837647

1433837633

1433837641

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