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The Diamond Model of Modalities – Oscillations (2004)

Michael - Handouts — Sat, 06 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0000

My 'Diamond Model of the Modalities', based on Clarkson's modalities of the therapeutic relationship, uses my extended version of the modalities by including 'medical model'-relating. This model is designed to transform what are usually understood as sequential treatment options into it dynamic system in which all modalities are in tension with each other all the time. This dynamic system is structured by the oscillations in the working alliance, swinging around the three kinds of contact between effortless alliance on the one hand and alliance-undermining enactment on the other. We can think of this as similar to the rupture-repair cycles which are now considered essential in early development, in some ways are the early development.

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The Diamond Model of Modalities – Overlaps & Tensions (2004)

Michael - Handouts — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0000

This handout summarises the dynamic system of the modalities of the therapeutic relationship, the hexagon representing the therapeutic frame, and all modalities having potentially therapeutic as well as countertherapeutic effects. to some extent the modalities overlap, but traditionally therapists have emphasised the tensions, and absolutised them into mutually exclusive dogmatic positions. This diagram summarises these overlaps and tensions, spelling out some of the traditional polarisations. Rather than as ingrained theoretical-philosophical positions, we can find these tensions in the dynamic between each client and therapist, reflecting both internal and external dynamics via parallel process. So rather than thinking of the modalities as therapeutic alternatives, we can think of them as parallel process enactments, by which the dynamics of the clients inner world are reflected not only in the therapist's psyche, but also in the whole field of psychotherapy. We can thus use the modalities as mirrors and vehicles of the process, rather than objective and objectifying 'truths'.

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The Diamond Model of Modalities – Tensions (2004)

Michael - Handouts — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0000

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The Diamond Model of Modalities – Overlaps (2004)

Michael - Handouts — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0000

This handout summarises the dynamic system of the modalities of the therapeutic relationship, the hexagon representing the therapeutic frame, and all modalities having potentially therapeutic as well as countertherapeutic effects. To some extent the modalities overlap, but traditionally therapists have emphasised the tensions, and absolutised them into mutually exclusive dogmatic positions. This diagram summarises these overlaps and tensions, spelling out some of the traditional polarisations. Rather than as ingrained theoretical-philosophical positions, we can find these tensions in the dynamic between each client and therapist, reflecting both internal and external dynamics via parallel process. So rather than thinking of the modalities as therapeutic alternatives, we can think of them as parallel process enactments, by which the dynamics of the clients inner world are reflected not only in the therapist's psyche, but also in the whole field of psychotherapy. We can thus use the modalities as mirrors and vehicles of the process, rather than objective and objectifying 'truths'.

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