Perceived Impact of Person-of-the-Therapist Training (POTT) Model on Drexel University Master of Family Therapy Postgraduates' Clinical Work

Marriage and family therapy is built on the premise that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, yet the systemic literature rarely considers the “part” that narcissism may play in impacting the relational “whole.” When this type of marital system is influenced by a sociocontextual influence of spirituality, therapeutic work becomes more complex. A literature review of narcissism in a couple dyad is reviewed as is spirituality within systemic thinking. Once the clinical work is grounded in the literature, a case is provided where strategic therapy and narrative therapy were applied to a case where narcissistic behaviors had led to an affair, and the relationship was heading toward divorce.

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Beyond duality: The relationship between the personal and the professional selves of the therapist in the Person of the Therapist Training

Journal of Family Psychotherapy ◽

10.1080/08975353.2018.1416244 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 71-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Karni Kissil ◽

Renata Carneiro ◽

Harry J. Aponte

Keyword(s):

Therapist Training ◽

The Relationship ◽

Person Of The Therapist

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Postmodern Influence in Family Therapy Research: Reflections of Graduate Students

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2004.1923 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Katherine Hertlin ◽

Jennifer Lambert-Shute ◽

Kristen Benson

Keyword(s):

Family Therapy ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Doctoral Students ◽

Marriage And Family Therapy ◽

Clinical Work ◽

Language Theory ◽

Marriage And Family ◽

Conducting Research ◽

Collaborative Language ◽

Family Therapy Research

Postmodernism has influenced family therapy in significant ways, from clinical work to family therapy research. Little has been written, however, on how to conduct postmodern research in a manner reflecting marriage and family therapy inquiries. The present study seeks to investigate doctoral students understanding of postmodern family therapy research. Using collaborative language theory and collaborative inquiry, students participated in a dialogue to answer several questions: a) what is postmodernism, b) what is postmodern research, c) what does postmodern research look like, and d) what does this mean for the field of marriage and family therapy. Students indicated that postmodern research is characterized by its flexibility in methods, translates into a new way of conducting research, and creates a natural bridge between family therapy researchers and clinicians.

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A case study of a psychotherapist’s narrative account of significant relationship breakdown and the perceived impact on his clinical work

Journal of Psychological Therapies ◽

10.33212/jpt.v4n1.2019.43 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Karen Lubner ◽

Maria Luca

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Romantic Relationship ◽

Clinical Work ◽

The Other ◽

Perceived Impact ◽

Relationship Breakdown ◽

Narrative Account

This article is part of a larger scale research that explored the lived experiences of three qualified psychotherapists who each experienced significant relationship breakups whilst continuing with clinical practice. This article explores the narrative of one of these participants. This experienced psychotherapist took the decision to suspend his clinical practice after a psychologically stressful romantic relationship breakup. Due to limitations it is not possible to present all three participants in this article. A separate publication will focus on the other two. Hence the article explores how the therapist emotionally negotiated his separation and managed his therapeutic work. The study applied Labov’s (1997) structural narrative method. The analysis utilised Labov’s six narrative components, each playing a different role within a narrative. They are: abstract; orientation; complicating action; evaluation; resolution; and coda, discussed in the analysis section.

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