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dc.contributor.authorClegg, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorKing, Susan J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-20T16:01:38Z
dc.date.available2017-09-20T16:01:38Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationPote, H., Mazon, T., Clegg, J. & King, S. J. (2011). Vulnerability and protection talk: Systemic therapy process with people with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 36 (2), pp.105-117.
dc.identifier.other10.1080/13668250.2011.575771
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/10578
dc.description.abstractBackground Vulnerability and protection are key concepts within the literature relating to systemic therapy for people with an intellectual disability ((ID)). This paper explores the processes by which these concepts were discussed in systemic therapy sessions. Method Four videotapes of systemic therapy sessions were evaluated using a qualitative design, incorporating thematic and conversation analysis. The videotapes were drawn from systemic therapy sessions with 3 families with an adult with ID. Results Vulnerability and protection themes were identified within the content of therapeutic conversations, including protection from the disability and its consequences; protection from peers, siblings, and the world at large; and protection from emotionally sensitive topics. Protective strategies were also used by all system members through the process of therapy. Key strategies were topic switch and reversals. Conclusions Protection is a key issue. Clinical practice could be enhanced if therapists reflect on the strategies they employ in addressing protection effectively.
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13668250.2011.575771?journalCode=cjid20
dc.subjectIntellectual disability
dc.subjectInterpersonal relations
dc.subjectPsychotherapy
dc.subjectFamily
dc.titleVulnerability and protection talk: Systemic therapy process with people with intellectual disability
dc.typeArticle
html.description.abstractBackground Vulnerability and protection are key concepts within the literature relating to systemic therapy for people with an intellectual disability ((ID)). This paper explores the processes by which these concepts were discussed in systemic therapy sessions. Method Four videotapes of systemic therapy sessions were evaluated using a qualitative design, incorporating thematic and conversation analysis. The videotapes were drawn from systemic therapy sessions with 3 families with an adult with ID. Results Vulnerability and protection themes were identified within the content of therapeutic conversations, including protection from the disability and its consequences; protection from peers, siblings, and the world at large; and protection from emotionally sensitive topics. Protective strategies were also used by all system members through the process of therapy. Key strategies were topic switch and reversals. Conclusions Protection is a key issue. Clinical practice could be enhanced if therapists reflect on the strategies they employ in addressing protection effectively.


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