bower(process) – Dualities

Dualities form the basis of systemic practice skill sets

Take any two lines – put these together to create four quadrants of skill, action, knowledge, direction etcetera – this is a device for thinking and explaining complex concepts to clients to perturb and reduce inequality in the therapeutic process. The following is not an exhaustive list:

• Complementarity ————– Symmetry
• Closeness ————– Distance
• Equality ————– Inequality
• Inequality ————– Fairness
• Space ————– Time
• Inside ————– Outside
• Fracture ————– Alliance
• Behaviour ————– Affect
• Affect ————– Feeling
• Feeling ————– Meaning
• Meaning ————– Belief
• Meaning ————– Behaviour
• Escalation ————– De-escalation
• Past ————– Present
• Past ————– Future
• Present ————– Future
• Interaction ————– Cognition
• Causation ————– Constraint
• Cooperation ————– Confusion
• Order ————– Chaos
• Cooperation ————– Disagreements
• Individual ————– Collective
• Adult ————– Child
• Attachment ————– Differentiation
• Responsibility ————– Authority
• Fairness ————– Justice
• Male ————– Female
• Nature ————– Nurture
• Genetics ————– Environment
• Structure ————– Disorder
• Boundaries ————– Exploitation
• Memory ————– Consciousness
• Description ————– Explanation
• Protection ————– Abuse
• Coherence ————– Fragmentation
• Visual ————– Verbal
• Word ————– Image
• Linear ————– Circular
• Difference ————– Sameness
• Expert ————– Common
• Explanation ————– Intervention
• Cessation ————– Action
• Change ————– No Change
• Continuous ————– Discontinuous
• Problem ————– Request
• Solution ————– Management
• Continuous ————– Punctuated
• Positive ————– Negative
• I ————– We
• Obligation ————– Motivation
• Setback ————– Relapse
• Secrecy ————– Transparency
• Deception ————– Honesty
• Addiction ————– Straight
• Avoidance ————– Confrontation