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Mirrors, Clocks, Maps, and Music: A South African Response to Family Therapy Supervision/Training

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Once upon a time a training unit embarked upon a Journey. The Journey was to encompass a year's training and supervision in family therapy. Bags were packed to the brim with theory and training methods. One day the Unit left the bags behind to see what would happen if they travelled light and let the students bring their own luggage to the examination. Students were expected to describe their relationships with the interviewed families, and their training through a story. The great exam day came. Inspired students used innovative ideas and metaphors to describe the Journey. This article tells the story about these stories and the Unit's learning from them.

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  1. Head of Family Therapy at the Family Life Centre, No. 1 Cardigan Road, Parkwood, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

    Judy McLean Shelton Ramsden

  2. Consultant to the Family Life Centre, No. 1 Cardigan Road, Parkwood, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

    Jacqueline B. Meyerowitz

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Ramsden, J.M.S., Meyerowitz, J.B. Mirrors, Clocks, Maps, and Music: A South African Response to Family Therapy Supervision/Training. Contemporary Family Therapy 21, 203–215 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021647526096

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