Coming of Age in Family Therapy Talk: Perspective Setting in Multiparty Problem Formulations.

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Title: Coming of Age in Family Therapy Talk: Perspective Setting in Multiparty Problem Formulations.
Language: English
Authors: Aronsson, Karin, Cederborg, Ann-Christin
Source: Discourse Processes. Mar-Apr 1996 21(2):191-212.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 1996
Document Type: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Family Problems, Parent Child Relationship, Perspective Taking
ISSN: 0163-853X
Abstract: Discusses intergenerational negotiations about family problems in terms of multiparty problem formulations that raise basic questions about who is entitled to diagnose adolescents'"problems." Shows how adolescents' problems are formulated as "blame" allocations. Demonstrates (in three case studies) how the therapist acts as an orchestrator of therapy talk, reformulating problems and setting new perspectives between parents and children. (PA)
Entry Date: 1996
Accession Number: EJ525789
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Discusses intergenerational negotiations about family problems in terms of multiparty problem formulations that raise basic questions about who is entitled to diagnose adolescents'"problems." Shows how adolescents' problems are formulated as "blame" allocations. Demonstrates (in three case studies) how the therapist acts as an orchestrator of therapy talk, reformulating problems and setting new perspectives between parents and children. (PA)
ISSN:0163-853X