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PERSONAL CONSTRUCT
THEORY & PRACTICE
Vol.14
2017

An Internet Journal devoted to the Psychology of Personal Constructs

 
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COMPARING PCP WITH OTHER APPROACHES: SYSTEMIC THEORY,  PHENOMENOLOGY AND SEMIOTICS

Harry G. Procter

Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, UK

  



Abstract

The comparison of two approaches, two positions on things, two traditions or the works of two writers has been a fundamental method for me, perhaps having its origin in my experience of growing up in a dual-heritage family. Here, I was continuously presented with German versus English ways of life, and with scientific versus religious constructions of the world. As Gregory Bateson (1979, 80) said, having two eyes, binocular vision, gives us access to a whole extra dimension, allowing us to see depth. This extra depth and breadth becomes a metaphor for what happens when we combine two different descriptions.




 


About the author


Harry Procter, PhD has developed and continues to elaborate Personal and Relational Construct Psychology which is based in PCP and more generally Systemic Constructivism. Whilst focussed on families, the approach can be applied to understanding and working with individuals, groups and organisations. He worked for thirty years as a clinical psychologist with the National Health Service, UK in the West of England. He specialised in the areas of both child and adult mental health, childhood learning disabilities and autism. He has published over 60 papers and chapters on the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of his approach. He is currently researching the philosophy of Charles S. Peirce as a rich and relevant background to the growth of Personal Construct Theory and Constructivism.

Contact: harryprocter20@gmail.com


 


Reference

Procter, H. G. (2017). Comparing PCP with other approaches: Systemic Theory, Phenomenology and Semiotics.
Personal Construct Theory & Practice, 14
, 137-139

(Retrieved from http://www.pcp-net.org/journal/pctp17/procter17.pdf)



 

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Last update: 26 July 2017