"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
hottopic, 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 amongdiffering 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
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