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May 15, 2026Journal of Family TherapyOpen Access

Epistemology and Ontology in Family Therapy: A ‘Holding’ of Both

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TTTasos Travasaros

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Discusses integrating epistemology and ontology in family therapy, suggesting it enhances therapeutic relationships.

Key Points

  • This paper aims to explore the impact of postmodern philosophy on family therapy, emphasizing the importance of both epistemology and ontology.
  • Discussed various versions of social constructionism based on their realist or anti‐realist perspectives.
  • Analyzed contemporary family therapy approaches and their ontological positions.
  • Proposed a therapeutic stance that emphasizes collaborative knowing to improve the therapeutic process.
  • Highlighted that a therapist's philosophical stance does not dictate whether their practice is authoritarian.
  • Presented new family therapy models that emphasize the therapeutic relationship while avoiding ontological mute.
  • Recommended an integrative approach combining epistemology and ontology for effective therapeutic practices.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a06b8f8e7dec685947ab772https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.70029
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