Variations on the theme of the reflective team
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Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Wydział Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej, Instytut Psychologii Stosowanej
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Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie, Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii Dorosłych, Dzieci i Młodzieży, Ambulatorium Terapii Rodzin
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Fundacja Kontekst na Rzecz Rozwoju Psychoterapii i Terapii Rodzin
Submission date: 2025-01-22
Acceptance date: 2025-02-11
Publication date: 2025-06-03
Psychoter 2025;212(1):61-71
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The present study aims to deepen the understanding of the role and usefulness of reflection in family
therapy. The reflective process—particularly in the form of the Reflective or Reflecting Team
method—was conceptualized by Tom Andersen as a therapeutic philosophy grounded in systems
theory and social constructionism. Just as families require new perspectives to facilitate change, the
therapeutic system itself benefits from dialogue and supervision as means to uncover new solutions
and to consider alternative viewpoints. In this sense, conversation becomes a central healing tool.
Following an introduction to the topic, developed through a review of relevant literature, the authors
present a transcript of a conversation between two female family therapists, conducted during a session
in which the family was present as listeners. The text concludes with a dialogue that summarizes
and validates the reflective process.