Abstract
The epistemological multiplicity of psychotherapies raises the issue of how to articulate the diversity of knowledge implied. Despite the growing concern of mapping the possibilities of communication between different approaches, doubts remain about the scope of integration and secure criteria for conducting interdisciplinary dialogue. This article aimed to examine possible benefits and pathways to the integration between Psychodrama and Gestalt therapy from the perspective of 22 professionals of conboth approaches. These approaches were chosen based on the perception of possible epistemological affinities between them. The contents of the interviews indicated great confidence in the exercise of interdisciplinary practice in psychotherapy, and provided clear pathways for integrations that are different from those described in the literature. From a Grounded Theory analysis emerged the idea that studying other models increases the feeling of safety and competence in the face of the complex realities therapists need to deal with. The awareness that the historical development of both schools of psychotherapy involved migration of concepts fosters the hope to overcome present day difficulties through an interdisciplinary dialogue. Criteria for the articulation of integrative dialogue include the proximity between epistemological theories, the therapist’s in-session needs and the pragmatics of clinical situations. The study suggests the need for a change in the field of psychotherapy to promote better communication between these approaches. Keywords: Gestalt therapy, Psychodrama, interdisciplinarity.
Highlights
Érico Douglas Vieira, Luc Vandenberghe both approaches. These approaches were chosen based on the perception of possible epistemological affinities between them
The contents of the interviews indicated great confidence in the exercise of interdisciplinary practice in psychotherapy, and provided clear pathways for integrations that are different from those described in the literature
From a Grounded Theory analysis emerged the idea that studying other models increases the feeling of safety and competence in the face of the complex realities therapists need to deal with
Summary
A diversidade epistemológica das psicoterapias suscita questionamentos quanto à forma de articulação entre os diversos saberes. Apesar da crescente preocupação em mapear as possibilidades de comunicação entre as abordagens, permanecem dúvidas sobre o escopo da integração e sobre critérios seguros para a realização de diálogos interdisciplinares. Este artigo objetivou examinar possíveis benefícios e caminhos para a integração entre o Psicodrama e a Gestalt-terapia, considerando as afinidades epistemológicas entre elas, a partir da ótica de 22 profissionais de ambas as abordagens. A consciência de que ambas as abordagens se desenvolveram historicamente graças a migrações de conceitos fomenta a esperança de que novos impasses possam ser superados pelos diálogos interdisciplinares. A articulação do diálogo integrativo deve ser norteada pela proximidade epistemológica entre as teorias, pelos imperativos clínicos do terapeuta e pelas exigências das situações práticas no consultório.
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