Values Talk: Creating meanings, significances and paths in clinical practice

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https://doi.org/10.38034/nps.v30i69.584

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Therapy, Clinical practice, Social constructionism, Meaning making

Abstract

This article describes “values talk”, a therapeutic resource derived from a social constructionist epistemology. It aims to help the client to name important values for themselves, from the joint analysis and meaning making about events in their lives, and to create possibilities for these values to be more present and well taken care of in clients’ actions and daily decisions. We describe the experiences that have inspired the construction of this resource, its theoretical foundations, the steps that make the practice, and its main effects. These effects are: the construction of a sense of orientation in face of the problem; the possibility of walking alongside the client in a visual way in regards to what is important to them; and the reflection about who we become as we orient our decisions from the standpoint of what we deem important. A clinical case is presented in order to illustrate the use of the resource.

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Pedro Pablo Sampaio Martins, Intervenções Terapêuticas, São Paulo/SP

Psicólogo pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, mestre e doutor em Psicologia pela Universidade de São Paulo. Fundador do Projeto Intervenções Terapêuticas. Atua na clínica a partir de uma perspectiva construcionista social.

Ana Flávia Nascimento Manfrim, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG

Psicóloga e mestre em psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia e mediadora de conflitos. Docente do Instituto de Psicologia da UFU e psicóloga clínica a partir de uma perspectiva construcionista social.

Giovanna Cabral Doricci, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, SP

Psicóloga pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, mestre e doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade de São Paulo. Terapeuta familiar e mediadora de conflitos. Docente do curso de Psicologia da Universidade de Ribeirão Preto.

Published

2021-09-02

How to Cite

Martins, P. P. S., Nascimento Manfrim, A. F., & Cabral Doricci, G. (2021). Values Talk: Creating meanings, significances and paths in clinical practice. Nova Perspectiva Sistêmica, 30(69), 17–33. https://doi.org/10.38034/nps.v30i69.584

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