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Conversation Analysis Of Michael White’S Decentered And Influential Position, Dragana Ilic
Conversation Analysis Of Michael White’S Decentered And Influential Position, Dragana Ilic
Department of Family Therapy Dissertations and Applied Clinical Projects
The relationship between the therapist and the client is an important consideration for most models of therapy, with all models of therapy emphasizing the importance of establishing a positive therapeutic relationship. Quantitative and qualitative studies have shown that the relationship between the therapist and the client is a predictor of positive outcomes. However, different models define the preferred therapeutic relationship differently. This study was a qualitative exploration of a decentered and influential position of the therapist in narrative therapy. A video of a one-session narrative therapy case conducted by Michael White was analyzed using conversation analysis to answer the following …