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Saara Kinnunen (Finland)
Comment to

“What I need for

orientation“

Wolfram Soldan makes clear how we as thera-
pists need two kinds of knowledge in our the-
rapeutic work. We need theory; that is models
and concepts. This is knowledge he calls de-
tective knowledge. Models themselves are not Saara Kinnunen
enough but we have to be sensitive in our vis-à- psychotherapist,
vis contact with our clients because in a perso- family and couple therapist, worked
nal relationship we get a lot of information that in Family Counseling Center in
he Wolfram Soldan calls familiarity knowledge. Lutheran Church in Finland.
Models and concepts give us orientation. As
therapists we listen carefully to our clients and saarakinn@gmail.com
during these minutes many theories and con-
cepts run in our brain. We get an idea where Articles by Saara:
to go or what kind of guestions to ask. We can http://emcapp.ignis.de/6/#/14
make a hypothes about the root of the problem. http://emcapp.ignis.de/6/#/140
There is is a right time calm down and use the http://emcapp.ignis.de/6/#/194
familiarity knowledge. We can perceive nonver-
bal signs about fear or low motivation to go de-
eper. The familiarity knowledge is important in
order to be able to proceed or hold on.

When the client is confused what to do or what Wolframs concepts the detective and the fa-
she or he wants do or what she or he is able to miliarity knowledge give a kind of new way to
do, the therapist can help and give some psy- structure the dialog what the therapist do in her
choeducation of the process the client is going or his head during therapy session. Either the
through. There the therapist uses the detective detective knowledge or the familiarity know-
knowledge. There is a good example of that in ledge is enouhg, we need both. Wolfram suc-
article, where Wolfram describes how to use ceeded to underline this and make it clear in
both the detective knowledge and the familia- concrete way.
rity knowledge in client`s forgiving-process.
Concepts are tools we can use when we give in-
formation to the client about her or his situati-
on and normalize it.

Detective knowledge is as a road map, but fami-
liarity knowledge shows if it is the right time to
go on the road. Here we should be also sensitive
to hear God`s advice and the guidance of Holy
Spirit. I should love to ask Wolfram if they re-
present the familiarity knowledge! I understand
that God can use models and concepts as a gui-
deline for detecting.

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