Stability and change: addressing the symptom of substance dependency

Pietersen, Marika

dc.contributor.advisor	Grobler, H.D.	en
dc.contributor.author	Pietersen, Marika	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:45:21Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:45:21Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08
dc.date.submitted	2005-06-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Pietersen, Marika (2009) Stability and change: addressing the symptom of substance dependency, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/630>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/630
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this study is to demonstrate how the complementary concepts of stability and change could manifest during the therapeutic process, specifically with clients showing the symptom of dependency. The study is guided by a literature study on systems/cybernetic theory with a focus on the cybernetic complementarity of stability and change. A brief description is provided of the symptom of dependency from a more traditional lineal perspective as well as a non-lineal (systemic) perspective. A single case study is utilized to describe how both stability and change could manifest in the therapeutic process. From this description the relevance and usefulness of addressing both stability and change during the therapeutic process emerge and are outlined.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (64, 67 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Substance dependency	en
dc.subject	Relationships	en
dc.subject	Iinteraction	en
dc.subject	Pprocess	en
dc.subject	Wholeness	en
dc.subject	Context	en
dc.subject	Systems/cybernetics	en
dc.subject	Stability and change	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.2917
dc.subject.lcsh	Substance abuse -- Treatment
dc.subject.lcsh	Substance abuse -- Etiology
dc.subject.lcsh	Compulsive behavior
dc.subject.lcsh	Attitude change
dc.subject.lcsh	Communication
dc.subject.lcsh	Constructivism (Philosophy)
dc.subject.lcsh	Social service -- Philosophy
dc.title	Stability and change: addressing the symptom of substance dependency	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Social Work	en
dc.description.degree	M. A. (Social Science Mental Health)	en