Actually, I found an excellent overview of PCP influences on FT (refers to
=B3constructivism=B2 or =B3Social Constructionism=B2 as =B3one of the major
influences=B2 on FT in the 1990=B9s) in:
>Nichols, M. P. and R. C. Schwartz (1995). Family Therapy: Concepts and
>Methods. Boston, MA, Allyn & Bacon.
The authors do refer to Minuchin as an =B3intuitive=B2 constructivist, meani=
ng
his methods suggest underlying use of PCP theories, but a much broader
scope is presented. From Bertalanffy=B9s General Systems Theory in the
=8C60=B9s, through the MRI and Milan schools and Feminist critiques, to the
Solution-focused (deShazer and O=B9hanlon) and Narrative (esp. Michael White
and the Dulwich Center in Adelaide, Australia) theories currently in vogue,
this book not only presents an historical overview of the development of
these theoretical foundations, but it also undertakes a comparative
analysis of how these theories apply to clinical techniques. I couldn=B9t
recommend it more highly.
Now, when do I get a kickback from Allyn & Bacon?
Still lurking, Greg
Greg Bail, 2nd yr. MSW Student, UC Berkeley
gbail@usa.net, cal4pooh@uclink4.berkeley.edu
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It seems common sense is not all that common....
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