I understand that you work only with adult women. But, in your article, you refer frequently to the experiences of the child within the family setting. All of us were children once. So, even though you work only with adults, you speak of childhood and families. That's in part what I heard and am reacting to.
When you hear the life version of the adult person sitting in front of you, it is a one sided remembrance of an experience involving a number of people. For that person, it may be their reality. However, to really understand their history, their background, their family, you would need to have the whole family present.
Think of nations. We wouldn't just get the perspective of only one country in a situation. We'd look at all angles before drawing conclusions. We'd talk, listen to each other, negotiate. You can't get a full picture without this. And, yes, you may treat adults, but they were once children. I don't see how this article which refers to families and children within it--this philosophy of cause-- only applies to your specific treatment population. I think there can be real pitfalls in the kind of therapy that looks backwards to causation.
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I understand that you work only with adult women. But, in your article, you refer frequently to the experiences of the child within the family setting. All of us were children once. So, even though you work only with adults, you speak of childhood and families. That's in part what I heard and am reacting to.
When you hear the life version of the adult person sitting in front of you, it is a one sided remembrance of an experience involving a number of people. For that person, it may be their reality. However, to really understand their history, their background, their family, you would need to have the whole family present.
Think of nations. We wouldn't just get the perspective of only one country in a situation. We'd look at all angles before drawing conclusions. We'd talk, listen to each other, negotiate. You can't get a full picture without this. And, yes, you may treat adults, but they were once children. I don't see how this article which refers to families and children within it--this philosophy of cause-- only applies to your specific treatment population. I think there can be real pitfalls in the kind of therapy that looks backwards to causation.
June 14, 2009 - 7:18amThis Comment
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