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PublisherGuilford Publications

ISBN-101572308303

ISBN-139781572308305

eBay Product ID (ePID)2410724

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Number of Pages217 Pages

Publication NameAesthetics of Change

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSocial Work, Psychotherapy / Couples & Family, Psychiatry / General, Cybernetics

Publication Year2002

TypeTextbook

AuthorBradford P. Keeney

Subject AreaComputers, Social Science, Psychology, Medical

SeriesThe Guilford Family Therapy Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

ReviewsThis is a rare text which deals unashamedly with complex theoretical issues in a way that relates directly to practice. It is unlikely that anyone who reads this with an inquiring mind will fail to be influenced in their practice., "Aesthetics is a handbook of [cybernetic ideas] relevant to the clinician with an emphasis on helping the clinician understand the therapeutic context in which he participates and influences....Encourages us to reach for a more poetic, aesthetic approach to our thinking about and dealings with our clients....The argument made that is persuasive is that cybernetic thinking can indeed enhance a therapist's chances of untying the knots of mental process embodied in the stories and experiences clients and therapists construct."--AFTA Newsletter, "This is a rare text which deals unashamedly with complex theoretical issues in a way that relates directly to practice. It is unlikely that anyone who reads this with an inquiring mind will fail to be influenced in their practice."--Journal of Family Therapy, "Written almost 20 years ago, Aesthetics of Change is a classic in the field of family therapy. It has aged well. The notions it so intricately spins forth are still vibrant, still vital for therapists and students who want to learn to think systemically--wisely--about the context and practice of therapy. Readers will appreciate Keeney's firm, yet relaxed, grasp of Bateson's ideas, his clear explanations, and his sense of irreverence."--Douglas Flemons, PhD, Professor and Director, Brief Therapy Institute, Nova Southeastern University, and author of Of One Mind "An astounding, clear, and brilliant exposition of cybernetic epistemology. A major contribution to understanding family therapy!"--Luigi Boscolo, MD "A persuasive work which will help make the elusive concepts of epistemology and cybernetics accessible to the psychotherapeutic community."--Mary Catherine Bateson, PhD "Family therapy has been an endeavor in search of a theory. Keeney's book fills in that all-important superstructure that every field needs in order to achieve its own conceptual framework."--Lynn Hoffman, MSW "Aesthetics of Change is really the Rubik's cube in book form. There are six chapters of different colors which can be rotated around a conceptual inner core to create an almost infinite variety of patterns. It's fun and exciting!"--Carl Whitaker, MD, Aesthetics is a handbook of [cybernetic ideas] relevant to the clinician with an emphasis on helping the clinician understand the therapeutic context in which he participates and influences....Encourages us to reach for a more poetic, aesthetic approach to our thinking about and dealings with our clients....The argument made that is persuasive is that cybernetic thinking can indeed enhance a therapist's chances of untying the knots of mental process embodied in the stories and experiences clients and therapists construct., "Aesthetics is a handbook of [cybernetic ideas] relevant to the clinician with an emphasis on helping the clinician understand the therapeutic context in which he participates and influences...Encourages us to reach for a more poetic, aesthetic approach to our thinking about and dealings with our clients....The argument made that is persuasive is that cybernetic thinking can indeed enhance a therapist's chances of untying the knots of mental process embodied in the stories and experiences clients and therapists construct."--AFTA Newsletter (review by Brian L. Ackerman, MD) "This is a rare text which deals unashamedly with complex theoretical issues in a way that relates directly to practice. It is unlikely that anyone who reads this with an inquiring mind will fail to be influenced in their practice."--Journal of Family Therapy (review by Hugh Jenkins) "There is no other book like this in the clinical literature. Keeney has an enormous ability to translate the ideas of Bateson and other cyberneticians into clinical terms. The cybernetic epistemology that Keeney delineates gives us a fine example of the participatory, interactional view of the world, which currently informs significant segments of the fields of biology, physics, cybernetics, and family therapy."--Contemporary Psychology (review by Paul F. Dell) "Attempts a general cybernetic epistemology as the basis for a science of pattern and organisation....[Keeney] stresses the aesthetic point of view, the attitude of respect, wonder and appreciation of natural systems. This is a lucid and challenging book for all interested in the relevance of cybernetic ideas for understanding therapeutic change."--Changes

Dewey Decimal616.89156

Table Of Content1. Fundamentals of Epistemology 2. Cybernetic Epistemology 4. A Cybernetic Description of Family Therapy 5. Cybernetics of Therapeutic Change 6. An Aesthetic Base for Family Therapy

SynopsisThe fundamental concern of psychotherapy is change. While practitioners are constantly greeted with new strategies, techniques, programs, and interventions, this book argues that the full benefits of the therapeutic process cannot be realized without fundamental revision of the concept of change itself. Applying cybernetic thought to family therapy, Bradford P. Keeney demonstrates that conventional epistemology, in which cause and effect have a linear relationship, does not sufficiently accommodate the reciprocal nature of causation in experience. Written in an unconventional style that includes stories, case examples, and imagined dialogues between an epistemologist and a skeptical therapist, the volume presents a philosophically grounded, ecological framework for contemporary clinical practice., The fundamental concern of psychotherapy is change. While practitioners are constantly greeted with new strategies, techniques, programs, and interventions, this volume argues that the full benefits of the therapeutic process cannot be realized without fundamental revision of the concept

LC Classification NumberRC488.5