dc.contributor.author	Nelson, Reba	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2010-11-12T18:23:21Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:30:08Z
dc.date.available	2010-11-12T18:23:21Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:30:08Z
dc.date.issued	2010-11-12T18:23:21Z	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/479	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This paper explores the implications of an epistemology of power for family therapists. It begins by explicating the complementary relationship between ontology and epistemology Next, logical typing and levels of abstraction are explicated as a means of understanding how power is reified and confused with power as a metaphor. Given that discussions of power and family violence often become entwined, the paper then moves to the implications of an ecosystemic epistemology in the treatment of violence. An alternative to the metaphor of power is offered. The paper concludes with a discussion of whether family therapists have abandoned a relational view of power in favor of seeking how to most effectively claim and wield power	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Epistemology	en_US
dc.subject	Ontology	en_US
dc.title	Epistemology of Power: Ontology Matters	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US