The absence of a stepped approach: in
psychodynamic approaches assessment is an ongoing process throughout treatment, not an initial step; there is an absence of any over-arching aim to explain the problems that presented at referral; the therapeutic process is relatively unstructured and therefore unamenable to the type of manualisation other therapy models have developed.
Not exact matches
This again differs from the
psychodynamic approach to systemic work we describe, which is modelled on brief therapy concepts and is most often carried out within a public sector culture that requires formal
assessment.
The
psychodynamic approach described on this website is embedded within a structured
approach, where the initial steps involve orientation,
assessment, and developing a shared and agreed formulation, all completed before any formal introduction of activity directed toward therapeutic aims.