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Drawing on the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein and his own experience as a therapist and educator/trainer, the author describes some of the issues involved in helping therapists to find their way out of various muddles and mazes that are deeply embedded in language.
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de Shazer, S. Some Thoughts on Language Use in Therapy. Contemporary Family Therapy 19, 133–141 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026170718933
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