Narrative Therapy : The Social Construction of Preferred Realities
by Combs, Gene; Freedman, JillFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1996-03-17
Publisher(s): W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary
For psychotherapy students, teachers, and practitioners, this book describes the clinical application of the growing body of ideas and practices that has come to be known as narrative therapy. Clear and compelling demonstrations of narrative therapy practice, rich in case examples and creative strategies, are at the heart of this book.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Shifting Paradigms: From Systems to Stories | p. 1 |
| The Narrative Metaphor and Social Constructionism: A Postmodern Worldview | p. 19 |
| Opening Space for New Stories | p. 42 |
| Story Development | p. 77 |
| Questions | p. 113 |
| Questions in Action: Three Transcripts | p. 144 |
| Reflecting | p. 169 |
| The Plot Thickens | p. 194 |
| Spreading the News | p. 237 |
| Relationships and Ethics | p. 264 |
| Bibliography | p. 289 |
| Index | p. 299 |
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