Review of discourse and conversation analysis studies of family therapy

Review of discourse and conversation analysis studies of family therapy

1. DA AND CA CAN ADD EXISTING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR FAMILY THERAPY RESEARCH STUDYING THE THERAPEUTIC DIALOGUE

   • BOTH METHODS ARE ROOTED INHERMENEUTIC QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TRADITION
     • CA WAS DEVELOPED IN 1960 BY SACKS SCHEGLOFF AND JEFFERSON
     • DA TERM USED TO DENOTE THEORETICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO DISCOURSE

2. CA AND DA HIGHLIGHT WAYS THAT PEOPLE USE DISCOURSE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR INTERACTIONAL AGENDAS AND MANAGE THEIR INTERACTIONS IN CONTRAST POST STRUCTURAL DA EMPHASIZES THE OPRESSIVE AND CONTRASTING ASPECTS OF DISCOURSE

3. DPSY DA AND CS SEEM SUITED FOR PURSUING RESEARCH QUESTIONS OF FAMILY THERAPISTS LIKE STUDY OF STRUCTURE OF PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC CONVERSATIONS

   • THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN RESERACH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE DUE TO THEIR POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE THERAPIST REFLEXIVITY

4. IT IS ARGUED THAT THE REVIEWED STUDIES SHOW GLIMPSES OF THE METHODS POTENTIAL FOR FAMILY THERAPY RESEARCH