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.
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