Collaborative Language Systems Approach

Question 1

Most important legacy of Collaborative Language Systems Approach

Answer 1

moved field toward collaborative approach to therapy

Question 2

How Symptoms Develop

Answer 2

symptoms develop thru the language/stories that people tell themselves

Question 3

Goals of therapy

Answer 3

to dissolve problems in conversation by -co creating stories that open up new possibilities
-goals established by client

Question 4

Role of Therapist

Answer 4

Client teaches therapist the client’s story. the client is the expert of their own story. Therapist has to be good at asking good questions

Question 5

Process of Therapy

Answer 5

-emphasis on careful dialoguing about
problem
-therapist begins w/out any ideas about what should or should not change
-therapy is reconstructive; intending to free client from a particular self account and open way for adopting alternative accounts

Question 6

Intervention

Answer 6

Use of team behind the mirror
client chooses 1 team member to listen as client’s mother and as clients father etc. try to get client to see things from more than 1 perspective