A Framework and Themes for Social Network Intervention
Author:
- Gerald D. EricksonGEGerald D. Erickson
- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Family Process
- Vol. 23 (2) , 187-198
Abstract
This paper is concerned with the development and application of social network concepts in clinical practice. A framework of network levels and sets for ordering data and observations is proposed; the phenomenon of truncated networks is considered and two emphases in network intervention (gathering and connecting forms) are proposed to conceptualize network characteristics and practice that follows from such characteristics. A number of current examples of network practice are placed within the framework, and several advantages of utilizing a network perspective as a complement to existing models of family therapy are noted.Keywords
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