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This purpose of this contribution is to present the distinctive features of two of the most important clinical–social approaches that follow from the systemic paradigm: the “intersubjective–narrative” approach, focused on principles and intervention modalities, and the “relational–generational” approach. Although originating from the same paradigm, each approach presents a history of research intervention and internal changes that should be recognized and appreciated as constituting two distinct approaches of thought and clinical intervention.
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Cigoli, V., Scabini, E. (2012). The Systemic Paradigm: The Intersubjective–Narrative Approach Versus the Relational–Generational One. In: L'Abate, L. (eds) Paradigms in Theory Construction. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0914-4_12
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