Developing the therapeutic conversation: a conversation analysis of information giving in Family Domains Therapy
This study is the first to use applied conversation analysis (CA) to explore the interactional impact of giving information regarding a therapeutic model during therapy sessions. Using techniques of conversation analysis this paper offers a description of the four formats therapists used to give information in this therapeutic setting (non ‐technical scenarios, ‘if X then Y’ format, technical paraphrase and formulation format). Additional turn‐by‐turn conversation analysis uncovered how families were more likely to give extended responses when information was given using the format of non‐technical scenarios. Implications of the use of this type of applied conversation analysis for the study of therapeutic processes for future research and clinical practice are discussed.Practitioner points
Practitioners can use different ways of providing information in order to open up or close down topics of conversation
Using everyday terminology often leads to family members sharing additional information
Using the terminology of the domains model often leads to minimal acknowledgement from family members
Corroborating findings from other settings suggest that therapists could use these ways of interacting strategically to structure therapy sessions
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stefania Pethica,
Jonathan Hill,
Katy Jones,
Paul Tranter,
Steve Riley,
Heather Lee,
Michaela Swales Tags: Original Article Source Type: research