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Systemic hypothesising
Systemic hypothesising (also referred to as systemic consultation) is a branch of psychology and Systemic therapy that works with behaviour practitioners and other allied health professionals to reflect upon the interpersonal and relational dynamics that may be inhibiting positive behaviour change efforts in people with an intellectual disability or other neurodivergent conditions. Systemic hypothesising provides an opportunity for behaviour practitioners, psychologists, School counsellors and others such as case managers working with individuals with severe and complex challenging behaviours to reflect on interpersonal and relational dynamics as factors inhibiting positive change. This approach, draws from family systems therapy a model that is gaining some acceptance within the field of intellectual disability, has the potential to augment behaviour support, nurture change and development, enabling practitioners to understand and negotiate problematic interpersonal dynamics when responding to behavioural difficulties. Systemic consultation, in a similar fashion to family therapy tends to view change in terms of the system of interaction between all members of the support environment.…
Article summary
Systemic hypothesising (also referred to as systemic consultation) is a branch of psychology and Systemic therapy that works with behaviour practitioners and other allied health professionals to reflect upon the interpersonal and relational dynamics that may be inhibiting positive behaviour change efforts in people with an intellectual disability or other neurodivergent conditions. Systemic hypothesising provides an opportunity for behaviour practitioners, psychologists, School counsellors and others such as case managers working with individuals with severe and complex challenging behaviours to reflect on interpersonal and relational dynamics as factors inhibiting positive change. This approach, draws from family systems therapy a model that is gaining some acceptance within the field of intellectual disability, has the potential to augment behaviour support, nurture change and development, enabling practitioners to understand and negotiate problematic interpersonal dynamics when responding to behavioural difficulties. Systemic consultation, in a similar fashion to family therapy tends to view change in terms of the system of interaction between all members of the support environment.…
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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