SERIES: SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND AUTHORS IN RELATIONAL CONSTRUCTIONISM-SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. September 4, 2020 https://iryse.org/serie-aportes-y-autores-significativos-en-el-socioconstruccionismo/ “Praxis gives meaning to words.” (Ludwig Wittgenstein) Prologue This Monday, December 9, 2024, the TAOS INSTITUTE community is coming together to celebrate Kenneth Gergen’s 90th birthday. We have gathered a few brief but inspiring ideas that Gergen shared during a dialogue with Sheila McNamee, which some of us were fortunate to follow from a distance: A long and fulfilling life is supported by: Having people who love you. Maintaining a sense of humor. Nurturing curiosity about the extraordinary things in life. In social constructionism, creativity lies…
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Questions and relational dialogue
Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. The Meaning of Asking We converse through questions. The transformative dialogue called therapy relates to this capacity (creative power) to generate new questions -questions born of curiosity and respect- for the joint construction of new meanings. From trust in dialogue, the dialogic process, and relationships, we understand that we are what we create through what we say. To engage in dialogue, openness to otherness and diversity is essential. This ability to foster authentic dialogic processes mobilizes, through complexity, unprecedented resources that create meaningful connections. We act with the awareness that if we…
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Couples in different processes, times and dialogues.
Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. What perhaps was, what is — relatively — and what could be Relationships signify a process of connections that can last, in the imagination of each couple, a lifetime, a long cycle of time, a medium or short period, and sometimes just a moment. What prevents a long list of complaints, grievances, and endless resentments from forming? Is the list endless, unilateral, or shared? A list of what is not said, what weighs daily, made invisible, and silenced? What oppresses, and steals freedom and joy, happiness and future? All the complex details and…
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The importance of saying goodbye to a loved one who passes away.***
Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Maritza Crespo Balderrama, MA and Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. Life cannot be understood without death. Although for many people, talking about it is unnecessary or taboo, the truth is that death accompanies us from the moment we see the light at birth—silently, invisibly, but constantly. Without a doubt, it is easier to talk (or think) about the death of older people because it is assumed that they have lived what they wanted or could, that time has passed for them, and that it is inevitable. However, when we face the death of a close person, especially if this person is young,…
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Relational Violence – gender-based, intra-family-
Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. & Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. One of our most loyal readers, a person we appreciate and respect (she really exists), is not a resource to pretend that someone is asking this -asking us- these questions: “I have read several of your articles on violence. It would be interesting to have more information on: what are the triggers of intra-family/domestic violence in our society? What makes an adult, within the family nucleus, ‘allow’ the other to exercise violence against him or her or toward the other members of the family? Beyond the pretext of low economic resources that can…
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The language of questions
Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A . Preparing Other Cycles Today begins a countdown to an uncertain point. This blog, which we started in January 2018, has walked and still walks with the curiosity to ask incessant questions, and to promote the intelligence of dialogue. However, it seems to us that in a few more months -if we continue for a few more months- it will be time to occupy ourselves with publishing what we have modestly published biweekly, since January 2018, without skipping a biweekly commitment. It is time to dedicate that energy to other searches,…
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Therapies and their possibilities, in diversity
Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. Being with, to navigate uncertainty, accepting complexity By opening dialogue, a process of unprecedented relational transformation begins. The fundamental aspect of every encounter is the awareness of one’s responsibility to contribute to building connections and bonds, being with others, navigating uncertainty, and accepting complexity. In fact, people’s suffering and pain often stem from the absence of significant connections, the feeling of whether they matter to others, whether they hold human value worthy of respect, and whether their needs and rights are acknowledged and respected. It is about whether they are loved, respected, accepted,…
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Parents and the School Stage
Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. and Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. *** The importance of supporting children in the transitions of the school stage allows for a full and satisfactory student life. The Ecuadorian educational system has three stages: early education, basic education, and high school. Children begin their academic careers at 37 months (3 years of age) and, throughout their academic school life, they will go through different moments and transitions. In this month’s article, we will go through these moments of transition to offer some useful ideas for mothers and fathers, so that their presence and support contribute to making school and…
