Mattering and parental presence in systemic therapy using nonviolent resistance: The utilization of imaginary methods. Issue 2 (8th July 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Mattering and parental presence in systemic therapy using nonviolent resistance: The utilization of imaginary methods. Issue 2 (8th July 2021)
- Main Title:
- Mattering and parental presence in systemic therapy using nonviolent resistance: The utilization of imaginary methods
- Authors:
- Beckers, Willem
Jakob, Peter
Schreiter, Marie Luise - Abstract:
- Abstract : An empowered sense of "self" is crucial for emotional well‐being and positive relationships. Certain family interaction patterns can disrupt the adult's sense of "mattering" to the child, eroding their perceived self‐efficacy. Mattering can be understood as a felt sense of relational agency which is necessary for experiencing one's interactions as meaningful, effective, and self‐determined. When parents generate more positive future narratives in co‐creation with their therapist, their sense of relevance to a child can be restored. In this way, more constructive forms of interaction can emerge with their child which has hitherto eschewed their care. This article aims to provide a conceptual basis for addressing an absence of reciprocity, where children demonstrate harmful or self‐destructive behavior and refuse to cooperate in therapy. In such instances, one‐sided parental action, utilizing nonviolent resistance methods, can influence relational dynamics. Imaginary methods can then facilitate shifts to psychological states in which the parent internally experiences efficacy and mattering more often without requiring validation from the "physical child" in the here and now. We introduce examples of specific imaginary techniques, which in our clinical practice have shown to facilitate such shifts in parents. We discuss neuroscientific theories that may account for their powerful impact we witness in our clinical experience. Resumen: Una sensación fortalecida del yoAbstract : An empowered sense of "self" is crucial for emotional well‐being and positive relationships. Certain family interaction patterns can disrupt the adult's sense of "mattering" to the child, eroding their perceived self‐efficacy. Mattering can be understood as a felt sense of relational agency which is necessary for experiencing one's interactions as meaningful, effective, and self‐determined. When parents generate more positive future narratives in co‐creation with their therapist, their sense of relevance to a child can be restored. In this way, more constructive forms of interaction can emerge with their child which has hitherto eschewed their care. This article aims to provide a conceptual basis for addressing an absence of reciprocity, where children demonstrate harmful or self‐destructive behavior and refuse to cooperate in therapy. In such instances, one‐sided parental action, utilizing nonviolent resistance methods, can influence relational dynamics. Imaginary methods can then facilitate shifts to psychological states in which the parent internally experiences efficacy and mattering more often without requiring validation from the "physical child" in the here and now. We introduce examples of specific imaginary techniques, which in our clinical practice have shown to facilitate such shifts in parents. We discuss neuroscientific theories that may account for their powerful impact we witness in our clinical experience. Resumen: Una sensación fortalecida del yo es fundamental para el bienestar emocional y las relaciones positivas. Ciertos patrones de interacción familiar pueden alterar la sensación del adulto de importarle al niño, deteriorando su autoeficacia percibida. La sensación de importarles a los demás puede entenderse como una percepción sentida de voluntad relacional que es necesaria para vivir las interacciones propias como significativas, eficaces y autodeterminadas. Cuando los padres generan narrativas futuras más positivas junto con su terapeuta, se puede recuperar su sensación de importancia para un niño. De esa manera, pueden surgir formas más constructivas de interacción con su hijo que hasta el momento ha eludido su cuidado. Este artículo tiene como finalidad ofrecer una base conceptual para abordar una ausencia de reciprocidad, donde los niños demuestran una conducta perjudicial o autodestructiva y se niegan a cooperar en la terapia. En esos casos, la acción de uno de los padres mediante el uso de métodos de resistencia no violenta puede influir en la dinámica relacional. Los métodos imaginarios pueden entonces facilitar cambios a estados psicológicos en los cuales el padre siente internamente su eficacia y tiene la sensación de importarle al niño con más frecuencia sin necesitar confirmación del niño físico en el aquí y ahora. Presentamos ejemplos de técnicas imaginarias específicas que en nuestra práctica clínica han demostrado facilitar dichos cambios en los padres. Comentamos las teorías neurocientíficas que pueden explicar el enorme efecto que observamos en nuestra experiencia clínica. 摘要: 一个被赋能的"自我"意识对于情感健康和积极的关系是至关重要的。某些家庭互动模式会破坏成年人对孩子的"重视"感, 侵蚀他们的自我效能感。重视可以被理解为一种感觉的关系代理, 这钟必要的体验个体的社交互动是有意义的, 有效的和自决定的。当父母在与治疗师的共同创造中创造出更积极的未来故事时, 他们与孩子的关联感就可以得到恢复。以此种方式, 他们与一向回避他们照顾的孩子之间出现更具建设性的互动形式。本文旨在为解决缺乏互惠性的问题提供一个概念基础, 即儿童表现出有害或自我毁灭的行为并拒绝在治疗中合作。在这种情况下, 父母单方面的行为, 利用非暴力抵抗的方法, 可以影响关系的动态。想象的方法可以促进心理状态的转变, 在这种状态下, 父母在内部更经常地体验到效能和重要性, 而不需要在此时此地从 "肉身的孩子 "那里得到确认。我们介绍了一些具体的关于想象技术的例子。在我们的临床实践中, 这些技术显示出可以促进父母的这种转变。本文还讨论了神经科学理论, 这些理论可以解释我们在临床经验中看到的极强的影响力。 … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Family process. Volume 61:Issue 2(2022)
- Journal:
- Family process
- Issue:
- Volume 61:Issue 2(2022)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 61, Issue 2 (2022)
- Year:
- 2022
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2022-0061-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 507
- Page End:
- 519
- Publication Date:
- 2021-07-08
- Subjects:
- Imagination -- systemic -- non‐violent resistance -- NVR -- psychotherapy
imaginación -- sistémico -- resistencia no violenta -- RNV -- psicoterapia
想象力 -- 系统性 -- 非暴力抵抗 -- NVR -- 心理治疗
Family psychotherapy -- Periodicals
Families -- Periodicals
616.8915 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?goto=journal&code=famp ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/famp.12694 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0014-7370
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