Sims P A, Whynot C A
Child and Family Unit, Hotel Dieu Hospital.
Fam Process. 1997 Dec;36(4):341-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1997.00341.x.
This article presents a step-by-step approach to working with family-generated metaphor in family therapy. Although the use of therapist-generated "therapeutic metaphors" has been widely advocated and practiced for many years now, less attention has been paid to the metaphors used by family members. We argue that the family's metaphors are a neglected linguistic resource in family therapy. Highlighting and validating these metaphors produces a therapeutic conversation in which the voices of family members are heard more clearly by the therapist, and the families' own imaginative energies are engaged in defining and pursuing the goals of therapy. Several case examples illustrate the use of this approach with children of various ages.
本文介绍了在家庭治疗中运用家庭自创隐喻的逐步方法。尽管治疗师自创的“治疗性隐喻”的使用多年来已得到广泛提倡和实践，但家庭成员所使用的隐喻却较少受到关注。我们认为，家庭的隐喻是家庭治疗中一种被忽视的语言资源。突出并验证这些隐喻能促成一场治疗性对话，在其中治疗师能更清晰地听到家庭成员的声音，并且家庭成员自身的想象力能被调动起来，参与到界定和追求治疗目标的过程中。几个案例说明了这种方法在不同年龄段儿童身上的运用。
