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Drawing on the ideas of Michael White and David Epston, this fully revised, extended and updated Second Edition incorporates the progression of their thinking over the past five years and introduces developments initiated by other narrative therapists worldwide. New material has been added around counseling for post-traumatic reactions, couples conflict and a sense of personal failure.
Examples of Narrative Practice I: Counselling for Depression, and for Recovery from Abuse
Examples of Narrative Practice I: Counselling for Depression, and for Recovery from Abuse
This chapter, and Chapter 10, illustrate many of the ideas and practices described in this book, but inevitably not all – for example definitional ceremonies do not feature, as in my work setting I have little opportunity for this practice. Many counsellors work under similar restrictions, and I have selected these particular stories of therapy because I believe they show how it is possible to undertake narrative work within such limitations.
There are occasions when my work has felt less than satisfactory, to the person and to myself, but in the following examples narrative therapy was regarded by the persons as ...
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