Abstract
The process of learning to conduct family therapy involves encountering and mastering specific issues which can be conceptualized as occurring in a hierarchy of stages. This article describes five stages in the development of a beginning family therapist: immobilization, collecting techniques, examination of self, in search of a theory, and maintaining energy.
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Harvey, M.A. On becoming a family therapist: The first three years. International Journal of Family Therapy 2, 263–274 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00929451
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