Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy

Table of Contents - 01 December 2008 - Volume 29, Issue 04  

Explorations

Exploring: An Essay

Andrew Relph c1 relph@iinet.net.au

Abstract

Exploring is the optimum mindset for the psychotherapist. From the outset, the project of Family Therapy offered both personal and theoretical support for this position. But have we lost the excitement of exploration in the conservative, correct and individually oriented world in which we practise? And does our style of communication hinder more than refresh us?

Keywords

  • spirit of enquiry;
  • family therapy history

Correspondence:

c1 Contact address: 47 Ord Street, Nedlands 6009 Western Australia

Andrew Relph first published in the ANZJFT's precursor, the AJFT, in 1984 (Intervening in the School–Family–Clinic Triangle, AJFT, 5, 2: 117–124). He coordinated Explorations for some years.