G Monk

Gebundenes Buch

Narrative Therapy in Practice

The Archaeology of Hope

Herausgeber: Monk, Gerald D; Epston, David; Crocket, Kathie; Winslade, John

Beschreibung

Narrative therapy, first introduced by Australia's Michael White and New Zealand's David Epston more than ten years ago, is based on the idea that problems are manufactured in social, cultural, and political contexts. Each person produces the meaning of his or her own life from the stories that are available in these contexts. As Narrative Therapy in Practice demonstrates, it is the spirit of collaboration that guides clinicians who use this innovative approach. Together they work to help clients unearth competencies, talents, abilities, and resources and create a transformed "redescription" of themselves. The information presented is grounded in solid theories and research in learning, language, and cognitive behavior. Using practical examples, clinicians are shown how narrative therapy can be applied in a variety of situations such as treating alcoholics, group counseling, work with indigenous native communities, and treating male sexual abuse survivors. Narrative Therapy in Practice is the result of an unusual collaboration of therapists, counselors, community and mental health workers, educators, and students who share a firm belief in the hopeful and cooperative style of this therapeutic process. The end result is a book that is as delightful to read as it is instructive, filled with illustrative examples that describe the nature of narrative therapy. The book also includes information on: * Using externalizing conversations to move the client's focus away from self-attack, recrimination, blame, and judgment, all of which work against productive and positive therapeutic outcomes * Deconstructing the problem and giving the clients an opportunity to examine unstated cultural assumptions * Asking questions and responding to stories to gain a complete account of the client's full experience of the problem, its history, and its influence

Autor

The Editors Gerald Monk is director of the counselor education program at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. John Winslade is a counselor educator at the University of Waikato. Kathie Crocket is a counselor in the student counseling service of the University of Waikato and a teacher in the counselor education program. David Epston, one of the developers of narrative therapy, is codirector of the Family Therapy Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the coauthor of Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends (1991) and author of Collected Papers (1983).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 739g
• ISBN-13: 9780787903138
• ISBN-10: 0787903132
• Artikelnr.: 22220645

Rezensionen

"The utility of this volume's conservative social constructionistpraxis is undeniable. . . . Narrative Therapy in Practicenevertheless provides scholarly and lucidly assembled contributionsthat significantly broaden the scope of narrative praxis, and forthis reason it is recommended reading." (ContemporaryPsychology)

". . . recommend Narrative Therapy in Practice . . . toprofessionals and therapists in training who are interested inlearning the theory and the practice of narrative work." (AmericanAssociation for Marriage and Family Therapy)

?This book is a testimony to the spirit of a community oftherapists in New Zealand who set about supporting each other inexplorations of the practice, ethics and politics of what has

cometo be known as ?Narrative Therapy.? But more than this, itconstitutes a powerful invitation to us all to follow suit, to joinwith others in the generation of new options for action in thiswork. Inspired reading.? (Michael White, Dulwich Centre, Adelaide,Australia)

?A wonderful book! Readable and lucid, it clarifies narrativetherapy and its specifics for both the beginner and advancedpractitioner--and it is also theoretically powerful. I liked thescholarship, the energy, the practicality, and the awareness ofcomplex multicultural issues.? (Allen E. Ivey, distinguisheduniversity professor, school and counseling psychology program,University of Massachusetts)

?In this clearly written book, the focus is not on `experts'solving problems, it is on people becoming `consultants tothemselves', and dissolving their problems by discovering indialogue, the new and better, but previously unrecognizedpossibilities they already contain within themselves. An importantand useful book indeed.? (John Shotter, professor of interpersonalrelations, Department of Communication, University of NewHampshire)