Bernal G, Baker J. Multi-level couple therapy: applying a metacommunicational framework of couple interactions.
FAMILY PROCESS 1980;
19:367-376. [PMID:
7274404 DOI:
10.1111/j.1545-5300.1980.00367.x]
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Abstract
Excerpts from a couple therapy case are cited to illustrate the practical significance of a multi-level framework in understanding couple interactions. The clinical implications of the metacommunicational framework, as a metaphor for examining and understanding relational processes, are discussed. Also, the pragmatics of following "process" at a variety of levels when working with punctuational differences, developing therapy strategies and goals, and measuring the progress of couple therapy are discussed.
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