Abstract
This article draws on the author's experience of living and working in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Connections between the traumatic events of September 11 and the situation in the north of Ireland of ongoing civil conflict and violence are developed and aspects of therapeutic practice are described. Coping with the effects of trauma presents systemic therapists with multiple and complex challenges in whatever sociopolitical context they practice. A therapist stance that combines flexibility and openness of attitude with the creative use of therapeutic practices, including those from other modalities, will assist systemic therapists in rising to these challenges.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-80 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Systemic Therapies |
Volume | 21 (3) |
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Publication status | Published - Oct 2002 |