Over time, SCT supplanted all other methods and approaches for me. I now use SCT exclusively in all my work, which has moved from Philadelphia to New York, and from the public sector to private practice - as a therapist and group leader and as an executive coach and organization process consultant. Human beings are social by nature. We live always in a social context that includes our immediate environment, our memories and our predictions. I examine roles, goals and behavior, with a special interest in boundaries and communication patterns - and always locate these within a context.
Systems develop and transform by discriminating and integrating differences.
This process is universal and predictable. The goal is to free up the energy that is bound in defenses and make it available for creative problem solving, goal achievement and productive work relationships. In a group or organizational setting, the unique technique that SCT uses is subgrouping. No individual works alone, but only as a member of a subgroup that is exploring one side of the split. The subgroup is the basic unit of work in the system-centered approach.