Systemic hypothesising
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Systemic hypothesising (also referred to as systemic consultation)[1] is a branch of psychology and Systemic therapy that works with behaviour practitioners and other allied health professionals to reflect upon the interpersonal and relational dynamics that may be inhibiting positive behaviour change efforts in people with an intellectual disability or other neurodiverse conditions.
Systemic hypothesising provides an opportunity for behaviour practitioners, psychologists, School counsellors and others such as case managers working with individuals with severe and complex challenging behaviours to reflect on interpersonal and relational dynamics as factors inhibiting positive change. This approach, draws from
History and theoretical frameworks
In recent years there has been an increasing recognition of the critical role of relationships, including family relationships as well as those between clients and carers in the maintenance and amelioration of challenging behaviour, as well as in attempts to integrate the fields of family therapy and applied behaviour analysis. The treatment of challenging behaviour in intellectual disabilities has at the same time evolved dramatically since the 1950s, from a reliance on
Techniques
The consultation commences with a practitioner providing a rationale for the presenting behaviours or problems also known as sequences.[7] These sequences are manifestations of recurrent patterns of interaction that are sometimes guided by the beliefs of family members. The practitioner is invited to present the case by illustrating first stakeholder group in Sociogram, genogram (and less often augmented with Systograms [8].) The reflecting team inquire about demographic information as the consultation progresses. The team speculate about the nature of relationships mindful that they can have a more qualitative nature and can involve different degrees of closeness, intimacy, compatibility, hostility, dependence, enmeshment, and so on. Another potentially useful line to speculate about events that might provide a context for the onset of the challenging behaviour,[9] or the onset of its intensification as well as the exploration of other settings follows the same format as above. A genogram is replaced by simple organizational charts outlining the key players. Managers, school principals and medical practitioners might be represented at the top of the various hierarchies. The final step involves asking the practitioner to sit outside the reflective team and listens/observes a conversation between them. One of the members of the reflecting team prompts the group to share their thoughts with the aim of easing any anxiety and emphasizing the noncritical and affirming intentions of the group.
Footnotes
- ^ Rhodes, Paul; Donelly, Michelle; Whatson, Lesely; Dikian, Jack; Hansson, Andres; Mora, Lucinda (June 2012). "Systemic hypothesising for challenging behaviour in intellectual disabilities: a reflecting team approach". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy.
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- ^ "Systogram beyond genograms and sociograms". Academia. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Rhodes, Paul; Donelly, Michelle; Whatson, Lesely A.; Dikian, Jack; Hansson, Andres; Mora, Lucinda (June 2013). "Beyond the Impasse? Systemic Consultation and Understanding Complex Cases". Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 1.
Further reading
- T. Andersen, The reflecting team in action: Collaborative practice in family therapy. New York: Guilford Press. 1995.
- Coles, D., The challenge of disability: Being solution focused with families. Palo Alto, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 200.
- Harris, S.., Intervention planning for the family of the autistic child: A multilevel assessment of the family system, . Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1984.
- Coles, D., The challenge of disability: Being solution focused with families. Palo Alto, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 200.
- Rhodes, P., Behavioural and family systemic intervention in developmental disabilities: Towards a contemporary and integrative approach, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2003