Title
Hypothesizing and Evidence-Gathering: The Nexus of Understanding
Abstract
Prior discussion of hypothesizing as a session “guideline” has not fully clarified the derivation of hypotheses. Reviewing relevant philosophy of science literature, the authors develop the notions of evidence and evidence‐gathering in systemic family therapy. The authors claim evidence‐gathering and hypothesizing are interdependent, reciprocal elements of scientific understanding. The structure of evidence is described along with practical and qualitative rules for collecting and using evidence. This model is applied to a case example illustrating the logic of clinical process. Implications are discussed for family therapy training and supervision.
Department(s)
Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1989.00255.x
Publication Date
9-1-1989
Recommended Citation
Sadler, John Z., and Yosaf F. Hulgus. "Hypothesizing and evidence‐gathering: The nexus of understanding." Family process 28, no. 3 (1989): 255-267.
Journal Title
Family process
