POSTMODERN APPROACHES

Postmodern Approaches

 Michael White                                                             David Epston

 Steve de Shazer

KEY FIGURES/FOUNDERS:

Insoo Kim Berg                                               

Steve de Shazer

Michael White

David Epston

CONCEPTS:

Solution-focused Brief Therapy - Positive orientation, what is working, assumptions of guiding practice.  Avoids dealing with past versus present and the future.  What is possible not impossible. 

Narrative Therapy - Being open minded when listening.

GOALS:

Making a change in order to reach the ultimate goal. Individuals are able to solve their own issues/problems on their own.  Goals are set by therapist which are at first small and achievable.

In turn this gives the client a more positive position making them stronger when addressing their issues.

TECHNIQUES:

Eight techniques.

Pretherapy change

Exception questions

Miracle question

Scaling question

Formula first session task

Therapist feedback to client

Application to group therapy

Termination to group therapy

NARRATIVE THERAPY:

1.  Therapist should be conscious and aware of what the client notes about times in their life that were positive.

2.  Role of stories - As individuals our life is influenced by stories which can then make a difference in how we feel and even what we do.

3.  Open-minded when listening - Make no judgement when listening to client.  Be open-minded.

GOALS:

The goal in this type of therapy is to get the client to relate their past in a different way.  With a more positive health attitude.

TECHNIQUES:

Not specifice.  Dependent more on the attitude of therapist themselve. 

REFERENCES

Corey, G. (2012). Therory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (9th edition).

           Bellmont, CA

           Brooks/Cole.