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Abstract(for(the(European(Symposium((“The(place(of(the(Person9Centred(Approach(in(Europe:(Contributions,(
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PCE(Europe(and(the(Department(of(Psychology,(
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Working!with!Families!in!Family!Businesses!
The!Crossover!between!Personcentered!Counseling!and!Consulting!
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Couples(and(families(running(family(businesses(live(and(work(under(special(
circumstances.(They(face(complex(interference(between(two(social(systems:(the(
business,(and(the(private(world.(They(must(cope(with(contradictory(value(systems(in(
communication,(decision9making(and(belonging.(((
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Many(occasions(bring(business(families(to(a(counselor(/(consultant.(Mostly(they(are(
overloaded(and(unsure(whether(problems(stem(from(their(partnership(or(the(company.(
There(is(incongruence,(vulnerability(and(uncertainty(about(double(roles;(communication(
is(ambiguous(and(they(experience(each(other(as(threatening.(When(the(next(generation(
takes(over,(plans(often(endanger(relationships(and(the(existence(of(the(business.(
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Personcentered(counseling(and(consulting(can(be(done(at(different(levels:(at(the(
individual9,(the(interaction9(or(the(organization(level.(Working(on(awareness(of(self(and(
others,(cultivating(communication(in(double(roles(enables(persons(to(become(congruent.(
They(can(switch(freely(between(their(roles(as(family(members(and(company(
functionaries,(allowing(new(perspectives(in(the(family(and(in(the(organization.(
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Robert!Waldl,(MA.,(Ph.D.,(is(a(person9centered(psychotherapist(and(trainer(at(the(
Forum.(He(works(as(supervisor,(coach(and(consultant(in(private(practice(in(Vienna.(
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