Towards Positions of Safe Uncertainty

Author: Mason Barry  

Publisher: SFCT

E-ISSN: 2191-8961|7|1|28-43

ISSN: 1868-8063

Source: InterAction - The Journal of Solution Focus in Organisations, Vol.7, Iss.1, 2015-05, pp. : 28-43

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Abstract

This paper explores the place of certainty and uncertainty in therapeutic practice. It suggests that, for many, there has been a theoretical shift in the field of family therapy from a first to a second order perspective. To remain coherent with this shift in thinking requires a shift in practice in relation to this different way of thinking. The paper proposes one way of working towards this coherence through the use of a simple framework for working with uncertainty and highlights its application for a number of different contexts including training.