Title: Reasonable Hope: Construct, Clinical Applications, and Supports
Abstract: Hope may be the most laden shorthand term of all time. Everyone wants it; few know how to articulate what it is. Although family therapists frequently work to restore hope with hopeless families, they have contributed little to the abundant literature on hope. I present a new conceptualization of hope-reasonable hope-that reflects how family therapists think and practice. By subscribing to reasonable hope, clinicians enhance their ability to offer accompaniment and bear witness to clients. I describe clinical practices that, informed by reasonable hope, also facilitate its cocreation. Finally, I suggest supports for clinicians who practice reasonable hope.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-02-11
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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