The Strategic Approach: History of the model

Last update By C. Moretto Sunday Jun 14 2009 18:06

The strategic approach goes back to the communication theory, which was developed by the anthropologist Gregory Bateson in the 1950s, to the constructivist developments of cybernetic epistemology carried out by Heinz von Foerster and Ernst von Glasersfeld; and to Milton Erickson' s studies on hypnotic suggestion. The theory and application of communication, in its pragmatic and therapeutic aspects, have been further developed and systematized by Paul Watzlawick and the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto (CA).

In line with these scientific contributions to the field of psychotherapy, Giorgio Nardone has been creatively and systematically developing specific protocols of intervention for each clinical problem for more than 20 years. This evolved model of therapy has been described in details by Giorgio Nardone in numerous essays (clinical bibliography) that have been translated into English and other  languages. 

The clinical research and practice carried out by the Strategic Therapy Center of Arezzo by Prof. Nardone has produced a significant increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.  The objective of the on-going research carried out by the Strategic Therapy Center in Arezzo, Italy is the development of ever more effective, repeatable, and transmittable models of brief psychotherapy.