Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D. & McEnteggart, C. (2018). Narrative: Its Importance in Modern Behavior Analysis and Therapy. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 41(2), 509-516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-018-0152-y
The current article considers how the analysis of language and cognition in RFT may be conceptualized as a multi-dimensional multi-level framework (MDML) for understanding how simple units of analysis specified in RFT connect to more complex units, such as the relating of relational networks, which is seen as critical to narrative and story-telling. A brief outline of the framework is used to illustrate the importance of narrative in the treatment of human psychological suffering. In addition, the development of the concepts of verbal functional analysis and the drill-down are presented as examples of how the therapeutic relationship itself can be understood through the lens of the MDML and RFT more generally.