META a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model: metacarpus; metagenesis; metalinguistics.
Oxford Concise Dictionary 11th edition 2008
Beyond, behind ,together with, changes
Oxford Concise Dictionary 1995
The Principles of Meta Communication (an approach in communication)
The Principles and the importance of Meta Communication in the fields of Psychology, focusing primarily on the approaches of professional communication in teaching, education, therapy, coaching, and supervision.
The goals are.:
How to create a succesful dynamic relationship without "interference" between client and therapist.
How to communicate to the surface level of consciousness and the deepest level at the same time.
How to communicate advice, without giving advice. (interference)
How to create an environment, where "ownership " for this environment belongs to both parties.
Notes; James 2008. (I use the meta defintions 1) behind/beyond 2) together with 3) changes. All 3 definitons interact together and each definition describes the various attributes in what Meta is, and what meta does. My usage of the simple Lego Brick, demonstrates in concrete terms what and how Meta works in practise).
Meta is used to define:
what is behind or beyond. (for example; a model, a technique, a method, a science)
what is together with (a model, a technique, a method, a science)
what changes (a model, a technique, a method, a science)
(adding psychology, for example, into the equation)
Meta goes further. Meta defines:
how to come behind/beyond, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
how to come together with, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
how to change, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
Meta is dynamic "in time" and interactive. Meta also defines:
when to go behind/beyond, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
when to come together with, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
when to change, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
Meta is spatial in its positioning Meta defines:
where to go behind/beyond, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
where to come together with, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
where to change, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
Meta is also cognitive in communicating. Meta defines:
why to go behind/beyond, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
why to come together with, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
why to change, (a human being, a model, a technique, a method, a science)
Meta communication has the ability to cover the 5 areas above, and do so with style. For example in regards to therapy, it is advanced, a kind of "super detective" "super sensitive " at finding the "essence" of the problem /challenge.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
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