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| narrative therapy techniques: Playful Approaches to Serious Problems Jennifer C. Freeman, David Epston, Dean Lobovits, 1997 The authors describe their success with narrative therapy, a lighter, playful approach to the serious problems encountered in child and family therapy. They provide case vignettes in the first two sections which show how children who might have been labeled belligerent, hyperactive, anxious, or out of touch with reality are found to be capable of taming their tempers, controlling frustration, and using their imaginations to the fullest. They address the helpful role of family members, as well. The third section of the text offers five extended case stories. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative and Psychotherapy John McLeod, 1997-11-14 `A densely packed book with interesting and valuable research gleaned from a wide variety of therapy approaches, Narrative and Psychotherapy furnishes the reader with a cogent historical appraisal of the way psychotherapy, culture and storytelling fit together.... A good reference book for counsellors and students.... The authors′ students, and clients, must be very happy that he has the interest and the capacity to tune in to others in such a fresh manner′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling The core of psychotherapy can be seen as a process in which the client comes to tell, and then re-author, an individual life-story or personal narrative. The author of this book argues that all therapies are, therefore, narrative therapies, and that the counselling experience can be understood in terms of telling and retelling stories. If the story is not heard, then the therapist and the client are deprived of the most effective and mutually involving mode of discourse open to them. Taking a narrative approach also requires thinking about the nature of truth, the concept of the person, the relationship between therapist and client, and the knowledge base of psychotherapy. John McLeod examines the role and significance of stories in psychotherapy from within a broad-based cultural and theoretical framework. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Maps of Narrative Practice Michael White, Michael Kingsley White, 2007-04-10 Narrative therapy is one of the most commonly practised forms of therapy. Each chapter in this book provides an overview of a main area of narrative therapy by explaining how it works and detailing the psychotherapeutic implications of these conversations. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Counselling and Therapy Techniques Augustine Meier, Micheline Boivin, 2010-10-15 This is the first book on counselling skills to look in detail at the practical interventions and tools used to establish the therapeutic relationship. Step-by-step, the text teaches the reader exactly how to use these skills with clients to address their concerns and achieve therapeutic change. Integrative and pluralistic in approach, the text covers the key techniques from all the major therapeutic models, placing them in their historical and theoretical contexts. Techniques covered include empathic responding, experiential focusing, Gestalt, metaphors, task-directed imagery, ego state therapy, solution focused therapy, cognitive behvioral therapy, narrative therapy and self-in-relationship therapy. The book: - presents each technique from the perspective of its underlying theory; - gives practical instruction on how to deliver each intervention; - provides extracts from counselling sessions to demonstrate the technique in action. This book is crucial reading for all trainees on counselling and psychotherapy courses or preparing to use counselling techniques in a range of other professional settings. It is also helpful for professionals who wish to acquire additional skills. Augustine Meier, certified clinical psychologist, professor Emeritus, Faculty of Human Sciences, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario and Founder and President of the Ottawa Institute for Object Relations Therapy. Micheline Boivin, certified clinical psychologist, Psychological Services of the Family, Youth and Children′s Program at the Centre for Health and Social Services, Gatineau, Québec. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Story Re-Visions Alan Parry, Robert E. Doan, 1994-09-09 Once upon a time, everything was understood through stories....The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said that 'if we possess our why of life we can put up with almost any how.'...Stories always dealt with the `why' questions. The answers they gave did not have to be literally true; they only had to satisfy people's curiosity by providing an answer, less for the mind than for the soul. --From Chapter 1 Each of us has a story to tell that is uniquely personal and profoundly meaningful. The goal of the modern therapist is to help clients probe deeply enough to find their own voice, describe their experiences, and create a narrative in which a life story takes shape and makes sense. Emphasizing the vital connections among personal experience, family, and community, the authors of this provocative new book explore the role of narrative therapy within the context of a postmodern culture. They employ the interactional dynamics of family therapy to demonstrate how to help people deconstruct oppressive and debilitating perspectives, replace them with liberating and legitimizing stories, and develop a framework of meaning and direction for more intentional, more fulfilling lives. Blending scientific theory with literary aesthetics, Story Re-Visions presents a comprehensive collection of specific narrative therapy techniques, inventions, interviewing guidelines, and therapeutic questions. The book examines the development of the postmodern phenomenon, tracing its evolution across time and disciplines. It discusses paradigmatic traditions, the meaning of modernism, and the ways in which the ancient, binding narratives have lost their power to inspire uncritical assent. Methods for doing narrative therapy in a destoried world are presented, with suggestions for meeting the challenges of postmodern value systems and ethical dilemmas. Numerous case examples and dialogues illustrate ways to help people become authors of their own stories, and each of the last four chapters concludes with an appendix that provides additional information for the practicing clinician. Detailing ways in which a narrative framework enhances family therapy, the authors describe how the therapist and client may act together as revisionary editors, and present techniques for keeping the story re-vision alive, well, and in charge. Finally, the book examines re-vision techniques for clinical training and supervision settings, with discussion of how therapists may help one another create stories about their clients, as well as themselves. Accessibly written and profoundly enlightening, Story Re-Visions is ideal for family therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and anyone else interested in doing therapy from a narrative stance. It is also valuable as supplemental reading for courses in family therapy and other psychotherapeutic disciplines. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Understanding Narrative Therapy Sonia L. Abels, MSW, 2001-03-20 A clear guide to one of todayís most popular treatment modalities, this volume explores why the narrative metaphor is important in the therapeutic relationship, and how to incorporate narrative techniques into social work practice. Building on basic insights about how stories shape peopleís lives, and how destructive stories can be modified, the authors explore various applications of the narrative approach. These applications include conducting groups, working with multicultural clients, and supplementary classroom discussions. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative CBT John Rhodes, 2013-09-05 The popularity of using narrative, metaphor and building solutions in CBT has increased in recent years. Narrative CBT, part of the third wave of cognitive therapies, recognises the importance of helping to build new ideas and practices in order to create change, examining a person’s multiple and evolving narratives and their behaviour as intrinsically meaningful. In Narrative CBT, John Rhodes presents the features of NCBT in thirty key points. The first fifteen summarise how the theory of narrative can clarify difficulties with emotions, motives and interactions and address how rebuilding confidence and trust is crucial for change to be achieved. In the second half of the book, case conceptualisation and the techniques of NCBT are explained and illustrated. Narrative, solution-orientated and CBT techniques are integrated and specific NCBT approaches for trauma, depression and OCD are highlighted. Ideal for clinical and counselling psychologists, both established and in training, psychotherapists and all professionals carrying out therapy in the field of mental health, this book clearly and accessibly presents the techniques and key concepts of Narrative CBT. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Solution Focused Narrative Therapy Linda Metcalf, MEd, PhD, LMFT, LPC, 2017-03-01 Introduces a Powerful New Brief Therapy Approach This groundbreaking book is the first to provide a comprehensive model for effectively blending the two main postmodern brief therapy approaches: solution-focused and narrative therapies. It harnesses the power of both models—the strengths-based, problem-solving approach of SFT and the value-honoring and re-descriptive approach of Narrative Therapy--to offer brief, effective help to clients that builds on their strengths and abilities to envision and craft preferred outcomes. Authored by a leading trainer, teacher, and practitioner in the field, the book provides an overview of the history of both models and outlines their differences, similarities, limitations and strengths. It then demonstrates how to blend these two approaches in working with such issues as trauma, addictions, grief, relationship issues, family therapy and mood issues. Each concern is illustrated with a case study from practice with individual adults, adolescents, children, and families. Useful client dialogue and forms are included to help the clinician guide clients in practice. Each chapter concludes with a summary describing and reinforcing the principles of the topic and a personal exercise so the reader can experience the approach first hand. Key Features: Describes how two popular postmodern therapy models are combined to create a powerful new therapeutic approach—the first book to do so Includes case studies reflecting the model’s use with individual adults, children, adolescents, and families Provides supporting dialogue and forms for practitioners Authored by a leading figure in SFT and its application in a variety of setting Presents an overview of the history of both models |
| narrative therapy techniques: Language and Narratives in Counseling and Psychotherapy Scott T. Meier, 2012-03-05 Print+CourseSmart |
| narrative therapy techniques: Retelling the Stories of Our Lives: Everyday Narrative Therapy to Draw Inspiration and Transform Experience David Denborough, 2014-01-06 Powerful ideas from narrative therapy can teach us how to create new life stories and promote change. Our lives and their pathways are not fixed in stone; instead they are shaped by story. The ways in which we understand and share the stories of our lives therefore make all the difference. If we tell stories that emphasize only desolation, then we become weaker. If we tell our stories in ways that make us stronger, we can soothe our losses and ease our sorrows. Learning how to re-envision the stories we tell about ourselves can make an enormous difference in the ways we live our lives. Drawing on wisdoms from the field of narrative therapy, this book is designed to help people rewrite and retell the stories of their lives. The book invites readers to take a new look at their own stories and to find significance in events often neglected, to find sparkling actions that are often discounted, and to find solutions to problems and predicaments in unexpected places. Readers are introduced to key ideas of narrative practice like the externalizing problems - 'the person is not the problem, the problem is the problem' -and the concept of re-membering one's life. Easy-to-understand examples and exercises demonstrate how these ideas have helped many people overcome intense hardship and will help readers make these techniques their own. The book also outlines practical strategies for reclaiming and celebrating one's experience in the face of specific challenges such as trauma, abuse, personal failure, grief, and aging. Filled with relatable examples, useful exercises, and informative illustrations, Retelling the Stories of Our Lives leads readers on a path to reclaim their past and re-envision their future. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends David Epston, Michael White, 2023-11-28 Use of letter-writing in family therapy. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Therapies with Children and Adolescents Craig Smith, David Nylund, 2000-03-15 Showcasing approaches as creative and playful as young clients themselves, the book presents therapy as a dialogue of discovery. Through transcripts and compelling case examples, contributors illuminate how drama, art, play, and humor can be used effectively to engage with children of different ages, and to honor their idiosyncratic language, knowledge, and perspective. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Therapy with Children and Their Families Michael White, Alice Morgan, 2023-09-20 |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Exposure Therapy Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert, Frank Neuner, 2011-01-01 New edition of the Narrative Exposure Therapy manual, an effective, short-term, culturally universal intervention for trauma victims - including the latest insights and new treatments for dissociation and social pain. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is a successful and culturally universal intervention for the treatment of survivors of multiple and severe traumatic events, such as organized violence, torture, war, rape, and childhood abuse. Field tests in contexts of ongoing adversity and disaster areas, as well as controlled trials in various countries, have shown that three to six sessions can be sufficient to provide considerable relief. The new edition of the clearly structured and easy-to-follow NET manual now includes the latest insights and new treatments for dissociation and social pain. The first part of the book describes the theoretical background. The second part shows how to use the NET approach step by step, with practical advice and tools, including how to deal with special issues (such as dealing with challenging moments, defense mechanisms for the therapist, and ethical issues). Appendices include an informed consent form, checklists for the therapist, and FAQs. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Therapy Martin Payne, 2000-01-28 For trainee family therapists, and counsellors working with individuals and couples, this book will be relevant, challenging and thought-provoking.--BOOK JACKET. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Play Therapy Techniques Charles E. Schaefer, Donna M. Cangelosi, 2002 The second edition of Play Therapy Techniques includes seven new chapters in addition to the original twenty-four. These lively chapters expand the comprehensive scope of the book by describing issues involved in beginning and ending therapy, using metaphors, playing music and ball, and applying the renowned Color Your Life technique. The extensive selection of play techniques described in this book will add to the clinical repertoire of students and practitioners of child therapy and counseling. When used in combination with formal education and clinical supervision, Play Therapy Techniques, Second Edition, can be especially useful for developing treatment plans to address the specific needs of various clinical populations. Students and practitioners of child therapy and counseling, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and child life specialists will find this second of Play Therapy Techniques informative and clinically useful. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Social Justice and Counseling Cristelle Audet, David Paré, 2017-11-28 Social Justice and Counseling represents the intersection between therapy, counseling, and social justice. The international roster of contributing researchers and practitioners demonstrate how social justice unfolds, utterance by utterance, in conversations that attend to social inequities, power imbalances, systemic discrimination, and more. Beginning with a critical interrogation of the concept of social justice itself, subsequent sections cover training and supervising from a social justice perspective, accessing local knowledge to privilege client voices, justice and gender, and anti-pathologizing and the politics of practice. Each chapter concludes with reflection questions for readers to engage experientially in what authors have offered. Students and practitioners alike will benefit from the postmodern, multicultural perspectives that underline each chapter. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Solutions in Brief Therapy Joseph B. Eron, Thomas W. Lund, 1996 This volume presents a unique and powerful approach developed by Joseph B. Eron and Thomas W. Lund that combines the best elements of the strategic and narrative traditions in family therapy. The brief therapy detailed in these pages is one with depth and purpose, designed to take advantage of the broad spectrum of life experience in building solutions. A hands-on guide, the book explains in close detail how problems develop from the mishandling of ordinary life events, and how to map problem cycles, reframe problems with respect, and find simple and elegant solutions. Beyond this, Eron and Lund describe how people in distress lose track of who they are and wish to be, and how alternative constructions of their problems, embedded in conversation, are linked to solutions. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Therapy Explained Dr Melissa Stotler, 2024-08-13 Are you struggling to understand how Narrative Therapy can transform lives? Do you want to learn how to effectively apply Narrative Therapy techniques in your practice? Curious about the principles that make Narrative Therapy a powerful tool for personal and professional growth? Want to discover how to integrate Narrative Therapy into various therapeutic settings and approaches? Unlock the transformative power of Narrative Therapy with **Narrative Therapy Explained.** This comprehensive guide offers an in-depth exploration of Narrative Therapy, providing you with the essential knowledge and practical tools to harness its full potential. Perfect for therapists, counselors, and anyone interested in the healing power of stories, this book is your ultimate resource for mastering Narrative Therapy. Inside this book, you will find: Foundations of Narrative Therapy: Learn the core principles and philosophical underpinnings that form the bedrock of Narrative Therapy. Discover how the theory behind Narrative Therapy can be applied to real-world scenarios and understand its impact on clients' lives. Core Techniques and Tools: Gain practical insights into the techniques that make Narrative Therapy effective. Explore tools for helping clients reframe their personal narratives, identify and challenge limiting beliefs, and construct empowering life stories. Case Studies and Real-World Applications: Delve into detailed case studies showcasing how Narrative Therapy has been successfully applied in various contexts. These examples offer valuable lessons and demonstrate the effectiveness of Narrative Therapy in diverse settings. Integrating Narrative Therapy with Other Approaches: Discover how to combine Narrative Therapy with other therapeutic models and methodologies. This section provides strategies for blending Narrative Therapy with cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and other therapeutic techniques. Practical Exercises and Activities: Engage with practical exercises designed to help clients explore and rewrite their narratives. These activities are easy to implement and provide actionable steps for therapists to use in their practice. Ethical Considerations and Professional Development: Understand the ethical implications of Narrative Therapy and how to ensure a respectful and client-centered approach. This chapter also covers ongoing professional development and resources for further learning. Adapting Narrative Therapy for Different Populations: Learn how to tailor Narrative Therapy techniques for various populations, including children, adolescents, and individuals from different cultural backgrounds. This section emphasizes the importance of cultural competence and adaptation. Advanced Concepts and Future Directions: Explore advanced concepts in Narrative Therapy and emerging trends in the field. This section provides insights into how Narrative Therapy is evolving and how practitioners can stay at the forefront of this dynamic approach. Narrative Therapy Explained is designed to be your go-to guide for understanding and applying Narrative Therapy. Whether you are a seasoned professional or new to the field, this book equips you with the knowledge and skills to make a meaningful impact on your clients' lives. Unlock the transformative power of your stories today. **Get your copy of Narrative Therapy Explained** and start your journey towards mastering Narrative Therapy. This book is not just a resource; it's a gateway to profound personal and professional growth. Don't miss the opportunity to enhance your practice and change lives-order now and make Narrative Therapy a powerful part of your toolkit. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma Marylene Cloitre, Lisa R. Cohen, Kile M. Ortigo, Christie Jackson, Karestan C. Koenen, 2020-06-11 Now revised and expanded with 50% new content reflecting important clinical refinements, this manual presents a widely used evidence-based therapy approach for adult survivors of chronic trauma. Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) Narrative Therapy helps clients to build crucial social and emotional resources for living in the present and to break the hold of traumatic memories. Highly clinician friendly, the book provides everything needed to implement STAIR--including 68 reproducible handouts and session plans--and explains the approach's theoretical and empirical bases. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. First edition title: Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse: Psychotherapy for the Interrupted Life. New to This Edition *Reorganized, simplified sessions make implementation easier. *Additional session on emotion regulation, with a focus on body-based strategies. *Sessions on self-compassion and on intimacy and closeness in relationships. *Chapter on emerging applications, such as group and adolescent STAIR, and clinical contexts, such as primary care and telemental health. *Many new or revised handouts--now downloadable. *Updated for DSM-5 and ICD-11. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Advanced Techniques for Counseling and Psychotherapy Christian Conte, PhD, 2009-06-15 This is a superb book, rich in understanding of human behavior and creative in helping clients grow and change....If you aspire to be great in this profession, you will use up a highlighter on this book. -Kevin Elko, PhD Author of The Pep Talk and True Greatness It is rare for a book in counseling to enlighten its readers and enable them to see the profession, themselves, and their clients in an original, enhanced, and productive wayÖ. Conte is a master storyteller, a clear communicator, an innovative thinker, and a creative therapist. Samuel T. Gladding, PhD Chair and Professor, Department of Counseling Wake Forest University This book presents advanced techniques, concepts, and models that have proven to be both practical and readily usable for counselors who work with individuals, couples, families, and children. Dr. Conte provides in-depth coverage of a wide array of therapies, including metaphor, creative, projective, and classic. This collection of advanced, creative techniques, each accompanied with detailed case studies, will prove useful for both health professionals and counseling students. Key Features: Provides guidelines for some of the basics, such as active listening, empathizing, self-disclosure, and dealing with resistance Guidelines for using classic techniques include Adler's Push-Button technique, the ABC Model, and eye integration therapy Includes introductions to the author's original models such as the Five Errors of Communication and the Four C's of Parenting Using lucid, engaging prose, this book contains all the essential, creative, and advanced techniques that every counselor, psychotherapist, and educator should know. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative in Social Work Practice Ann Burack-Weiss, Lynn Sara Lawrence, Lynne Bamat Mijangos, 2017-08-01 Narrative in Social Work Practice features first-person accounts by social workers who have successfully integrated narrative theory and approaches into their practice. Contributors describe innovative and effective interventions with a wide range of individuals, families, and groups facing a variety of life challenges. One author describes a family in crisis when a promising teenage girl suddenly takes to her bed for several years; another brings narrative practice to a Bronx trauma center; and another finds that poetry writing can enrich the lives of people living with dementia. In some chapters, the authors turn narrative techniques inward and use them as vehicles of self-discovery. Settings range from hospitals and clinics to a graduate school and a case management agency. Throughout, Narrative in Social Work Practice showcases the flexibility and appeal of narrative methods and demonstrates how they can be empowering and fulfilling for clients and social workers alike. The differential use of narrative techniques fulfills the mission and core competencies of the social work profession in creative and surprising ways. Stories of clients and workers are, indeed, powerful. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Knowing and the Human Sciences Donald Polkinghorne, 1988-01-01 Titel oversat: Narrativ viden og de humane videnskaber |
| narrative therapy techniques: The Handbook of Narrative and Psychotherapy Lynne E. Angus, John McLeod, 2004 As no other volume brings together original contributions in narrative and psychotherapy from practitioners, researchers, theoreticians from around the world, the Handbook of Narrative and Psychotherapy should be purchased by libraries that support the education, practice, and research of professionals in the helping sciences. --E-STREAMS This volume is an extremely valuable resource. It tells the fascinating story of the centrality of storying in human lives and their counsel -- including the history of the narrative turn in psychology and the newest developments in theory and research. I recommend it most highly. --Michael J. Mahoney, author of Human Change Processes and Constructive Psychotherapy The growing interest in constructivist approaches, nontraditional approaches towards research, and specifically narrative as an organizing concept makes it an extremely timely book. The contributors look like a who′s who in the area . . . . a well planned book, with the right organization and the right people. --Jeremy Safran, The New School for Social Research, New York City Overall, clinicians will find this book valuable because they will be introduced to different approaches to using narrative ideas in therapy, with sufficient detail and case history material to make the ideas come alive. Theoreticians will get sophisticated discussions of the nature of narrative as it relates to the nature of the person, personality development, and personality change. And finally, researchers will get ′state of the field′ knowledge of narrative research on therapy and narrative methods for doing research. Overall, this is an important and exciting book on a hot topic, filled with new ideas, sophisticated research, and case examples. If you wanted to know about this important development in the field of psychology in general, and psychotherapy in particular, this is the place to come. --Art Bohart, Saybrook Graduate School With an excellent cast of characters, both new and old, Angus and McLeod′s ambitious anthology of current thought on narrative and therapy bridges the generations of scholars and therapists within this tradition, creating a lively community of the widely varying voices. Narrative is a truly integrative element of psychotherapy, applying with equal force to cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, experiential and family systems approaches. As such, this book successfully lays out the newly emergent approach, and points out new opportunities for integration at the levels of both theory and practice, with implications that reach far beyond clinical assessment and treatment, to the nature of self and culture. This book maps the territory of narrative and psychotherapy for the next generation of therapeutic narratologists. --Robert Elliott, Ph.D., University of Toledo The field of narrative-informed therapy began nearly a decade ago and has now matured to the point where a significant reference work is both timely and appropriate. The Handbook of Narrative and Psychotherapy is the first work to draw together theorists and practitioners representing a diverse range of approaches to describe and detail assessment and intervention strategies focusing on client story-telling and story reconstruction to promote positive change in clients. It aims to bring together multiple approaches to promote a dialogue among differing narrative traditions and synthesize a more integrated understanding of client story-telling processes in psychotherapy. The editors have achieved a balance between practice, applied research findings, and background theory. Psychotherapy practitioners and researchers in social work, counseling, nursing, and psychiatry will find this handbook of immense value. Faculty, graduate students, and librarians in clinical psychology, counseling, social work, and psychiatry departments will also find this an ideal addition to their courses and collections. No other volume brings together original contributions in narrative and psychotherapy from practitioners and researchers from around the world. Key Features: Contains an international who′s-who of contributing authors Highlights and integrates the various approaches and dimensions of narrative therapy, including the contributions of narrative expression to psychotherapy practice, theories of personality and self development, and research strategies assessing narrative and client self change Includes therapy session examples and case materials that demonstrate narrative interventions in action Presents clear and consistent professional guidelines in each chapter |
| narrative therapy techniques: Flash of Insight Stephen S. Pearce, 1996 Keeping pace with today's interest in, and awareness of, narrative and metaphor in psychotherapy, this new resource provides practitioners with an extremely concise overview of Milton Erickson's work; a simple, systematic, seven-step approach to employing narrative and metaphor effectively; and an encyclopedic compendium of fables, myths, anecdotes, quotes, fairy tales, and stories to put to immediate use. In Flash of Insight, author Stephen Pearce shows how metaphor works, how it helps clients to establish a sense of cultural identity, and how using narrative with them can be physically and emotionally curative and redemptive - while actually speeding up the therapeutic process. Interdisciplinary in scope and application, the book draws on linguistic, anthropological, and psychological currents to emphasize the importance of narrative and metaphor which influence thought and behavior both in the therapeutic setting and in the lives of people.--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
| narrative therapy techniques: On Writing Stephen King, 2002-06-25 The author shares his insights into the craft of writing and offers a humorous perspective on his own experience as a writer. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Phototherapy Techniques JUDY. WEISER, 2019 A comprehensive guide to PhotoTherapy, this book provides the theoretical principles, detailed techniques, anecdotal illustrations, and practical exercises that will help mental health professionals apply this approach in practice. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Everything about Narrative Therapy Hector Jasper, 2025-02-16 EVERYTHING ABOUT NARRATIVE THERAPY is the ultimate guide for anyone seeking a deep understanding of narrative therapy techniques, practices, and applications. Whether you are a therapist, counselor, mental health professional, psychology student, or someone looking to harness the power of narrative therapy for personal growth, this book provides a comprehensive, easy-to-understand, and practical approach to mastering the art of transformative storytelling in therapy. This book explores the core principles of narrative therapy, including how to help clients re-author their personal narratives, externalize problems, and reshape their identities through powerful storytelling techniques. It delves into evidence-based therapeutic interventions, demonstrating how language, meaning-making, and self-perception influence mental well-being. You will learn step-by-step guidance on narrative questioning, therapeutic conversations, and collaborative storytelling-key tools to help clients break free from limiting beliefs and oppressive narratives. Inside this book, you will discover: The foundations of narrative therapy and how it differs from traditional approaches How stories shape human identity, emotions, and personal experiences The power of externalizing problems to separate the person from their struggles Effective narrative therapy exercises, interventions, and worksheets How to use therapeutic conversations to empower clients and rewrite limiting beliefs Case studies demonstrating real-world applications of narrative therapy in counseling, trauma healing, anxiety, and depression treatment Advanced narrative therapy techniques for deep emotional healing and long-term transformation The role of cultural influences, social justice, and ethical considerations in narrative therapy Whether you work with individuals, couples, or groups, this book equips you with practical narrative therapy tools to foster healing, self-empowerment, and personal transformation. It offers a solution-focused, strengths-based approach that helps clients build new perspectives, positive self-narratives, and renewed purpose in life. If you are ready to unlock the power of storytelling in therapy and transform lives through the art of reconstructing personal narratives, this book is your final destination. Don't let outdated therapeutic approaches limit your effectiveness-embrace the proven techniques of narrative therapy today and empower lasting change. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Family Therapy Mark Rivett, Eddy Street, 2009 Family therapy is increasingly recognised as one of the evidence based psychotherapies. In contemporary therapeutic practice, family therapy is helpful across the age span and for distress caused by family conflict, trauma and mental health difficulties. Because of this, many psychotherapists integrate elements of family therapy within their approaches. Family Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques provides a concise and jargon-free guide to 100 of the fundamental ideas and techniques of this approach. Divided into helpful sections, it covers: Family therapy theory Essential family therapy practice Using family therapy techniques Common challenges in family therapy Contemporary debates and issues Self issues for family therapists. Family Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques is an invaluable resource for psychotherapists and counsellors in training and in practice. As well as appealing to established family therapists, this latest addition to the 100 Key Points series will also find an audience with other mental health professionals working with families and interested in learning more about family therapy techniques. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Play Therapy with Families Nancy Riedel Bowers, Ph.D, 2013-12-19 Play Therapy with Families: A Collaborative Approach to Healing provides a unique approach for helping families, outlining an in-depth review of play and its relevancy to healing for children and families. Family therapy, family play therapy, filial and theraplay models, and a sandtray intervention for adoptive families are presented as current and researched models of play therapy. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Counseling in Schools John Winslade, Gerald Monk, 1998-10-15 Educators can use narrative counseling ideas to facilitate group or one-on-one work with students, ease school-family interactions, and lighten the emotional load for the entire school population. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Julian P. T. Higgins, Sally Green, 2008-11-24 Healthcare providers, consumers, researchers and policy makers are inundated with unmanageable amounts of information, including evidence from healthcare research. It has become impossible for all to have the time and resources to find, appraise and interpret this evidence and incorporate it into healthcare decisions. Cochrane Reviews respond to this challenge by identifying, appraising and synthesizing research-based evidence and presenting it in a standardized format, published in The Cochrane Library (www.thecochranelibrary.com). The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains methodological guidance for the preparation and maintenance of Cochrane intervention reviews. Written in a clear and accessible format, it is the essential manual for all those preparing, maintaining and reading Cochrane reviews. Many of the principles and methods described here are appropriate for systematic reviews applied to other types of research and to systematic reviews of interventions undertaken by others. It is hoped therefore that this book will be invaluable to all those who want to understand the role of systematic reviews, critically appraise published reviews or perform reviews themselves. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Biting the Hand that Starves You Richard Linn Maisel, David Epston, Ali Borden, 2004 This important book immediately draws the reader into the world of those struggling with anorexia/bulimia (a/b), whose stories, poems, and first-person accounts expose the 'voice' of these deadly problems. The authors' decade-and-a-half collaboration with 'insiders' has yielded fresh answers to these life and death questions: How does a/b seduce and terrorize girls and women? Why is a/b successful in encouraging girls and women to unwittingly embrace their would-be murderer? How can such a murderer be exposed and thwarted? Biting the Hand that Starves You details a unique way of thinking and speaking about anorexia/bulimia. By having conversations with insiders in which the problem is viewed as an external influence rather than a part of the person, these therapists show how to bring the tactics of a/b into the open, expose its deceptions, break its spell, and encourage defiance of its tyrannical rule. These innovations enable insiders, professionals, and loved ones to unite against anorexia/bulimia rather than allowing a/b to pit a professional or loved one against an insider, and the insider against herself. Coercion is sidestepped in favor of practices that are collaborative, accountable and spirit-nurturing. The groundbreaking discoveries outlined in this book will provide new options, inspiration and hope, not only for those who suffer at anorexia's hands, but also for their loved ones and healthcare professionals. The first section of the book illuminates the means by which anorexia/bulimia insinuates itself into the lives of women and confines them to its prison. The second section focuses on how therapists and other helpers assist them to break the spell of a/b, creating possibilities for resisting and defying it. The third section of the book details a two-pronged strategy for reclaiming one's life from a/b. One method involves unmasking a/b by directly engaging with it through critique. The other method involves disengaging from anorexia in order fashion an 'anti-a/b' lifestyle guided by their own values and passions, even while they fear forsaking the promises of anorexia. Finally, the last section of the book addresses ways in which parents and other loved ones can 'team up' with insiders to fight against these lethal problems. This section includes a first-person account of a mother and father's harrowing but ultimately triumphant effort to free their daughter from anorexia's prison. Biting the Hand that Starves You draws to an unprecedented degree on the anti-anorexic/bulimic knowledge of 'insider' clients/collaborators to provide fresh insights into the workings of a/b and the means to overcome it. The knowledge of these authors and their insider collaborators, who speak poignantly and passionately on their own behalf, is sure to benefit all those affected by a/b. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Self-Compassion Dr. Kristin Neff, 2011-04-19 Kristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life. More and more, psychologists are turning away from an emphasis on self-esteem and moving toward self-compassion in the treatment of their patients—and Dr. Neff’s extraordinary book offers exercises and action plans for dealing with every emotionally debilitating struggle, be it parenting, weight loss, or any of the numerous trials of everyday living. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Integrating Existential and Narrative Therapy Alphons J. Richert, 2010 |
| narrative therapy techniques: Client-centered Therapy Carl R. Rogers, 2003-07 Presenting the non-directive and related points of view in counselling and therapy, Rogers gives a clear exposition of procedures by which individuals who are being counselled may be assisted in achieving for themselves new and more effective personality adjustments. |
| narrative therapy techniques: The Meaning of Mariah Carey Mariah Carey, 2020-09-29 The global icon, award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, mother, daughter, sister, storyteller and artist finally tells the unfiltered story of her life in The Meaning of Mariah Carey. It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. I want to tell the story of the moments – the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams – that contributed to the person I am today. Though there have been countless stories about me throughout my career and very public personal life, it’s been impossible to communicate the complexities and depths of my experience in any single magazine article or a ten-minute television interview. And even then, my words were filtered through someone else’s lens, largely satisfying someone else’s assignment to define me. This book is composed of my memories, my mishaps, my struggles, my survival and my songs. Unfiltered. I went deep into my childhood and gave the scared little girl inside of me a big voice. I let the abandoned and ambitious adolescent have her say, and the betrayed and triumphant woman I became tell her side. Writing this memoir was incredibly hard, humbling and healing. My sincere hope is that you are moved to a new understanding, not only about me, but also about the resilience of the human spirit. Love, Mariah |
| narrative therapy techniques: Down Under and Up Over David Epston, 2008 David Epston continues to be a considerable influence on many UK family therapists/systemic psychotherapists, as well as being one of the two creators of Narrative Therapy, the other being the late Michael White.Part One, Down Under, contains previously published work from different periods of Epston's writing career. As always, each chapter reflects Epston's creativity, and at times those of his co-writers.Part Two, Up Over, contains six examples of Epston's current work, all of which are printed here for the first time, including inventive approaches to chronic bed-wetting, relationships between children and their estranged fathers, court reports, stealing, and sibling conflicts, as well as a long chapter on Anti-Anorexia, a subject close to Epston's heart. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Self-Meaning Based Therapy Techniques Dr. Erika Freeman, 2024-11-29 Uncover the Power of Purpose in Therapy Are you a therapist seeking transformative tools to help your clients navigate life’s challenges with deeper understanding and resilience? This book is your ultimate guide to fostering meaningful growth in your practice. This insightful book equips you with: Proven strategies to help clients discover their unique sense of purpose. Tools to guide individuals through existential crises and emotional struggles. Practical exercises for empowering clients to build resilient, value-driven lives. Rooted in the latest psychological insights and enriched by real-world applications, this book bridges the gap between theory and practice, making it a must-have for therapists, counselors, and mental health professionals. Help your clients not just survive—but thrive—by embracing the journey toward a more purposeful and resilient life. Your roadmap to meaningful change starts here. |
| narrative therapy techniques: Narrative Therapy with Couples... and a Whole Lot More! Jill Freedman, Gene Combs, 2023-09-15 This popular book introduces the reader to the complexities and possibilities of narrative therapy with couples. Five separate papers offer thorough explorations of theory and practice. Detailed examples of therapeutic work with heterosexual couples are provided. This book also includes a number of delightful chapters about narrative work with children, as well as a range of essays and exercises. |
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