Deconstruction

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Olympia, Washington
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DECONSTRUCTION

Deconstruction:

“to deconstruct means to take apart the interpretive assumptions of the system of meaning that you are examining, to challenge the interpretive system in such a manner that you reveal the assumptions on which the model is based. At the same time as these are revealed, you open the space for alternate understanding” (Anderson & Goolishian, 1989)

Any concept carries with it the seeds of deconstruction.

Deconstruction as applied to problems:

when a problem does not happen when it is supposed to (exceptions)
when a problem is not a problem or issue to the client
make an accessory meaning of a behavior a primary meaning

It is best to let the client do this. The therapist’s job is to ask the client the questions that get the client to see alternate explanations and understandings of behavior/problems.

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