CAHSS Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Chapter Title
Completing Distinctions: Interweaving the Ideas of Gregory Bateson and Taoism into a Unique Approach to Therapy
Department
Department of Family Therapy
Files
Document Type
Book
Description
Completing Distinctions develops a new way of thinking about the connection between problems and solutions for family and systems therapists. The author suggests that addiction and other social and ecological dilemmas stem from the belief that distinctions such as hate and love, sickness and health, or problem and solution are irreconcilable oppositions. Flemons shows how much separations can be completed so that genuine healing can occur in individuals, families, organizations, and ecologies. Written in a playful style, the book includes short client-therapist dialogues that illustrate the author's approach.
ISBN
978-1570626692
Publication Date
5-1-2001
Publisher
Shambhala
City
Boston, MA
Keywords
Gregory Bateson, Taoism, therapy
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Flemons, D. G. (2001). Completing Distinctions: Interweaving the Ideas of Gregory Bateson and Taoism into a Unique Approach to Therapy. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facbooks/5