Deliberate practice in systemic family therapy / Adrian J. Blow, Ryan B. Seedall, Debra L. Miller, et. al.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Series Preface -- Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Overview and Instructions -- Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice in Systemic Family Therapy -- Chapter 2. Instructions for the Systemic Family Therapy Deliberate Practice Exercises -- Part II: Deliberate Practice Exercises for Systemic Family Therapy Skills -- Exercises for Beginner Systemic Family Therapy Skills -- Exercise 1. Providing a Systemic Rationale for Treatment -- Exercise 2. Building the Therapeutic Alliance: Establishing Bonds and Joining the System -- Exercise 3. Reframing the Problem -- Exercise 4. Interactional Structuring: Deescalation -- Exercises for Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy Skills -- Exercise 5. Avoiding Triangulation -- Exercise 6. Highlighting Boundaries -- Exercise 7. Systemic Questions - Fostering Perspective Taking -- Exercise 8. Engendering Hope -- Exercises for Advanced Systemic Family Therapy Skills -- Exercise 9. Attention to Diversity -- Exercise 10. Building the Therapeutic Alliance: Establishing Therapeutic Goals -- Exercise 11. Tracking the Interactional Cycle -- Exercise 12. Interactional Structuring: Initiating Enactments -- Comprehensive Exercises -- Exercise 13. Annotated Systemic Family Therapy Practice Session Transcript -- Exercise 14. Mock Systemic Family Therapy Session -- Part III: Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises -- Chapter 3. Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees: How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice -- Appendix A. Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments -- Appendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary Form -- Appendix C. Sample Systemic Family Therapy Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises -- References -- About the Authors -- Index.

"Deliberate practice exercises allow students and trainees to rehearse systemic family therapy (SFT) skills to develop basic competence and hone their own personal therapeutic style. In these exercises, two or more trainees role-play couples or family therapy sessions with one trainee acting as the therapist and the others acting as clients, rotating through these roles under a supervisor's guidance. The trainee playing the therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responses to client statements organized into three difficulty levels-beginner, intermediate, and advanced-that reflect common problems and concerns encountered by SFT practitioners. The first 12 exercises each focus on a single skill, such as building a therapeutic alliance, deescalating conflicts, establishing rules and boundaries, and addressing diversity issues. These are followed by two comprehensive exercises-an annotated transcript and free-form mock therapy sessions-in which trainees integrate these essential skills into a single SFT session. Step-by-step instructions guide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering each skill, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty. Guidelines to help trainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided"-- Provided by publisher.