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Cloe Madanes: Reflections on Family Therapy.
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West, John D.; Bubenzer, Donald L. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 1993
Describes interview with Cloe Madanes, leading force in Strategic Family Therapy. Interview focuses on her introduction to marriage and family therapy, her perspective on the impact of social policy on the family, and her thoughts on clinical practice and training clinicians. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselors, Family Counseling, Interviews
Insoo Kim Berg and Solution-Focused Therapy.
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West, John D.; Bubenzer, Donald L.; Smith, Jeffrey M.; Hamm, Terri L. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 1997
Interview with Insoo Kim Berg, a leading theoretician in solution-based therapy. She is joined by Steve de Shazer, a colleague. They discuss the evolution of her work and its application to various populations. (MKA)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling, Interviews, Korean Americans
Three Supervision Modalities for Training Marital and Family Counselors.
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West, John D.; And Others – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1993
Presents three supervision modalities applicable to training marital and family counselors: live supervision, delayed review supervision (audiotape and videotape), and supervision through verbal reports. Discusses goals, supervisory considerations, advantages, and disadvantages of each modality. Concludes that key in using modalities is to…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Family Counseling, Higher Education, Marriage Counseling
The Counselor's Use of the Paradoxical Procedure in Family Therapy.
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West, John D.; Zarski, John J. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1983
Describes a systems framework for conceptualizing and delivering paradoxical interventions (where the counselor tells the family what to do with the expectation of noncompliance) during family therapy. Notes appropriate times for use of paradox, and potential problems with this intervention. (WAS)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling, Family Relationship, Interaction
The Influence of the Family Triangle on Intimacy.
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West, John D.; And Others – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1986
Acquaints counselors with systemic family triangles and suggests that cross-generational coalitions influence satisfaction with sexual, emotional, and intellectual intimacy. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling, Family Relationship, Family Structure
Utilizing Simulated Families and Live Supervision to Stimulate Skill Development of Family Therapists.
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West, John D. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1984
Elaborates on the use of simulated families in training novice-level therapists. Outlines a process for preparing students for the simulation, reviews live supervision interventions, describes a procedure for conducting the postsession discussion, and clarifies the family therapy skills that can be taught with the use of simulation. (LLL)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training, Counselors, Family Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapy Assessment.
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West, John D. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1988
Reviews a number of inventories designed to measure dimensions of family systems theory and then provides a discussion of family systems assessment. Includes discussions of two couple's inventories, eight nuclear family inventories, and two family of origin inventories. Concludes that counselor educators must have understanding of marriage and…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Family Counseling, Family Life
Special Issue: Troubled Family Interactions and Group Intervention.
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West, John D.; Kirby, Jonell, Eds. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1981
Examines the view that individual pathologies and problems are manifestations of family dysfunctions. The interdependence of family members is the critical element in the family group therapy process. Intervention involves the disruption of the dynamic balance maintained by the family system. (RC)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training, Family Counseling