Narrative process coding system in marital and family therapy: An intensive case analysis of the formation of a therapeutic system

Investigated whether the method (Narrative Processes Coding System) for studying the narrative sequences of individual psychotherapy developed by Angus and Hardtke (1994) can be applied in a family therapeutic process. According to the results narrative process coding system adds new dimensions and gives new depth in the narrative understanding of family therapeutic process. In micro-analytic interaction level it shows the complicated interactions between narration, plot, and narrative process type. (Original abstract)