Title

Completing Distinctions: Interweaving the ideas of Gregory Bateson and Taoism into a unique approach to therapy

Authors

Douglas G. Flemons, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Files

Document Type

Book

Department

Department of Family Therapy

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

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Comments

About the Author: Douglas Flemons, Ph.D. is Professor of Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

NSUWorks Citation

Flemons, Douglas G., "Completing Distinctions: Interweaving the ideas of Gregory Bateson and Taoism into a unique approach to therapy" (2001). CAHSS Faculty Books and Book Chapters. 5.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facbooks/5