Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT In recent decades, the field of family therapy has undergone a paradigmatic transformation. This article explores the evolving role of theory in family therapy. It contrasts the classical, prescriptive understanding of theory with a dialogic, relational approach that views knowledge as emergent, situated and co‐constructed. By emphasising dialogue and relationship as central therapeutic processes, I attempt to reposition theory not as a static guide but as a participatory practice that shapes, and is shaped by, the therapeutic encounter.
DOI: 10.1002/anzf.70029
Author: Sheila McNamee
Institution: University of New Hampshire
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4416142938