febrero 3, 2023 Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. y Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. We base ourselves for this series, on this thesis, from which we extract -adapting them- the proposals and invitations to a different relational position for the construction of the process of transformative therapeutic dialogue. How are social constructionism and collaborative and dialogic practices useful for the relational co-construction of space for therapeutic training and supervision? Tapia Figueroa, Diego, Thesis (2018) for the Ph.D. with the Free University of Brussels (VUB) and the TAOS INSTITUTE of the United States. What makes the self recognize itself as unique is because of its responsibility.” (Emmanuel…

Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. y Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. “What kind of relational realities do you want to participate in? Do you want to highlight and elevate the practices, values, and interests of positive science, for example, or do you prefer to give more space to other (non-scientific) communities and their ways of doing things? What do the local communities involved in the research process want?”. Sheila McNamee (2012, p. 64) We base ourselves for this series, on this thesis, from which we extract -adapting them- the proposals and invitations to a different relational position for the construction of the process of transformative…

(enero 6, 2023) Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. “If there is no ‘final understanding’ about relationships, then we can welcome all attempts to articulate their character” (p.374). Kenneth Gergen (2008). We base ourselves for this series, on this thesis, from which we extract -adapting them- the proposals and invitations to a different relational position for the construction of the process of transformative therapeutic dialogue. How are social constructionism and collaborative and dialogic practices useful for the relational co-construction of space for therapeutic training and supervision? Tapia Figueroa, Diego, Thesis (2018) for the Ph.D. with the Free University of…

(diciembre 23, 2022) Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. “”There are two postmodern paths… one leads to the landscape of the “already said”… The other leads to the ‘not yet said’ – the novelty that occurs in dialogue.” (Harlene Anderson, 1999, p. 81) We base ourselves for this series, on this thesis, from which we extract -adapting them- the proposals and invitations to a different relational position for the construction of the process of transformative therapeutic dialogue. How are social constructionism and collaborative and dialogic practices useful for the relational co-construction of space for therapeutic training and supervision? Tapia…

Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. “Leave life in life, revive, greet life, “let live”, in the most poetic sense. Knowing how to “leave”, and what it means to “leave” is one of the most beautiful, riskiest, most necessary things.  Very close to abandonment, gift, and forgiveness. The experience of a ‘deconstruction’ never happens without it, without love.”  (Jacques Derrida, 2003, p. 13) We base ourselves for this series, on this thesis, from which we extract -adapting them- the proposals and invitations to a different relational position for the construction of the process of transformative therapeutic dialogue. How are…

(November 26, 2022) Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A.  “”Yes, because, what is ethics but the practice of freedom, the reflective practice of freedom?… Freedom is the ontological condition of ethics. But ethics is the reflective form that freedom takes.” (Foucault, 2010, p. 1030) We base ourselves for this series, on this thesis from which we extract -adapting them- the proposals and invitations to a different relational position for the construction of the process of transformative therapeutic dialogue. How are social constructionism and collaborative and dialogic practices useful for the relational co-construction of space for therapeutic training and supervision? Tapia…

(November 11, 2022) Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. “Every conversation that opens up to new spaces of meaning inevitably stimulates the imagination. But the imaginary still has another dimension: it is not about solving what is stable, but also about generating a discourse of dreams, a discourse that creates the image of a future, of a future full of hope, stimulating and captivating”. Kenneth Gergen, (2011 p.181) “We live, organize and give meaning to our lives through socially constructed narratives. Our stories are not formed in isolation but are relational. The meanings and interpretations we ascribe to the…

 (October 28, 2022) Diego Tapia Figueroa Ph.D. and Maritza Crespo Balderrama, MA. “The fundamental idea of social construction seems quite simple, but it is at the same time profound: everything we consider real has been socially constructed. Or more radically, nothing is real until people agree that it is.” Kenneth Gergen, (2011, p.13) “Social constructionism is a form of social inquiry… I find it helpful to recall Gergen’s assertion that any action and its description are subject to infinite revision.” Harlene Anderson, (1999, p. 77 and p. 114) “Relational ethics, from the perspective of social constructionism, includes dialogue, collaboration, and a whole range of relational practices.  I need other people…