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1. Systems Theory Intro to Theories of Therapy
2. Systems Concepts Linear Causality: A B
Circular Causality: A B
Therefore, we look for patterns and processes.
Why things happen often does little to help change patterns
3. Systems Concepts
4. Systems concepts Content vs. Process
Communication rules:
5. Systems concepts Identified patient (scapegoat): the one in the family who is “ill”
Punctuation: how a problem is defined...then what happened? What happened next?
6. Systems concepts Boundaries:
Diffuse:
Rigid:
Subsystems
Rules:
Explicit
Implicit