Family Therapy in the 21st Century

Question 1

Postmodernism

Answer 1

View knowledge as relative and context dependent.

Question 2

The Feminist Critque

Answer 2

Exposed gender bias in existing models and advocated a style of therapy that called into question systems theory itself.

Question 3

Constructionist

Answer 3

A relativistic point of view that emphasizes the subjective construction of reality. Implies what we see in families may be based as much on our preconceptions as on what’s actually going on.

Question 4

Reflecting Teams

Answer 4

Tom Anderson’s technique of having the observing team share their reactions with the family at the end of a session.

Question 5

Social Constructionism

Answer 5

Challenges the notion of an objective basis of knowledge. Knowledge and meaning are shaped by culturally shared assumptions.