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Bradford P. Keeney
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ISBN 9781572308305
Price: $32.00 217 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
Copyright Date: 1983
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“Aesthetics is a handbook of [cybernetic ideas] relevant to the clinician with an emphasis on helping the clinician understand the therapeutic context in which he participates and influences....Encourages us to reach for a more poetic, aesthetic approach to our thinking about and dealings with our clients....The argument made that is persuasive is that cybernetic thinking can indeed enhance a therapist's chances of untying the knots of mental process embodied in the stories and experiences clients and therapists construct.”
—AFTA Newsletter
“This is a rare text which deals unashamedly with complex theoretical issues in a way that relates directly to practice. It is unlikely that anyone who reads this with an inquiring mind will fail to be influenced in their practice.”
—Journal of Family Therapy
“Written almost 20 years ago, Aesthetics of Change is a classic in the field of family therapy. It has aged well. The notions it so intricately spins forth are still vibrant, still vital for therapists and students who want to learn to think systemically—wisely—about the context and practice of therapy. Readers will appreciate Keeney's firm, yet relaxed, grasp of Bateson's ideas, his clear explanations, and his sense of irreverence.”
—Douglas Flemons, PhD, Professor and Director, Brief Therapy Institute, Nova Southeastern University, and author of Of One Mind
“An astounding, clear, and brilliant exposition of cybernetic epistemology. A major contribution to understanding family therapy!”
—Luigi Boscolo, MD
“A persuasive work which will help make the elusive concepts of epistemology and cybernetics accessible to the psychotherapeutic community.”
—Mary Catherine Bateson, PhD
“Family therapy has been an endeavor in search of a theory. Keeney's book fills in that all-important superstructure that every field needs in order to achieve its own conceptual framework.”
—Lynn Hoffman, MSW
“Aesthetics of Change is really the Rubik's cube in book form. There are six chapters of different colors which can be rotated around a conceptual inner core to create an almost infinite variety of patterns. It's fun and exciting!”
—Carl Whitaker, MD
—AFTA Newsletter
“This is a rare text which deals unashamedly with complex theoretical issues in a way that relates directly to practice. It is unlikely that anyone who reads this with an inquiring mind will fail to be influenced in their practice.”
—Journal of Family Therapy
“Written almost 20 years ago, Aesthetics of Change is a classic in the field of family therapy. It has aged well. The notions it so intricately spins forth are still vibrant, still vital for therapists and students who want to learn to think systemically—wisely—about the context and practice of therapy. Readers will appreciate Keeney's firm, yet relaxed, grasp of Bateson's ideas, his clear explanations, and his sense of irreverence.”
—Douglas Flemons, PhD, Professor and Director, Brief Therapy Institute, Nova Southeastern University, and author of Of One Mind
“An astounding, clear, and brilliant exposition of cybernetic epistemology. A major contribution to understanding family therapy!”
—Luigi Boscolo, MD
“A persuasive work which will help make the elusive concepts of epistemology and cybernetics accessible to the psychotherapeutic community.”
—Mary Catherine Bateson, PhD
“Family therapy has been an endeavor in search of a theory. Keeney's book fills in that all-important superstructure that every field needs in order to achieve its own conceptual framework.”
—Lynn Hoffman, MSW
“Aesthetics of Change is really the Rubik's cube in book form. There are six chapters of different colors which can be rotated around a conceptual inner core to create an almost infinite variety of patterns. It's fun and exciting!”
—Carl Whitaker, MD
