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The philosophical viewpoint of radical constructivism is having an ever-increasing impact on the field of contemporary psychotherapy (Nicholas, 1990). Given that the theme of this volume is volitional change, this chapter will examine the implications of constructivism on the basic notions of change in the psychotherapeutic process. A thorough analysis of the ideas of constructivism requires an introduction to the philosophical background and the theoretical framework from which constructivism has stemmed. Additionally, this chapter will outline the major components (interactive nature of reality, and the role of language) of constructivism to discuss how they impact on the concept of change in psychotherapy. Questions such as what is changing? who is changing? and what is the nature of change itself? are all addressed from the position of constructivism.
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Rosengard, C., Chinsky, J.M. (1992). Psychotherapy as a Conversation for Change. In: Klar, Y., Fisher, J.D., Chinsky, J.M., Nadler, A. (eds) Self Change. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2922-3_10
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