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Narrative medicine has developed an identity already. Clinicians of
many disciplines are being summoned to a practice that recognizes
patients by receiving their accounts of self. Starting from
different positions, the four authors have converged in a strong
and shared commitment to narrative health care. They conceptualize
narrative health care practices within frameworks derived from the
social sciences and psychology, and, to a lesser degree,
phenomenology and autobiographical theory. They relate the
development of narrative medicine to relationship-centered care,
patient-centered care, and complex responsive process of relating
theory, positing that narrative medicine can help clinicians to
develop the skills required to practice relationship-centered care.
The book details - with exercises, resource texts, and abundant
scholarly apparatus - how these skills can be developed and
strengthened. This work will change health care. Because of its
scholarly rigor, its multi-voiced sources, and its highly practical
features (lists, activities, key ideas and key references, primary
texts written by health care professionals and patients), this work
will be a guide in the field for those who practice medicine or
nursing or social work. The book establishes that there is a field
to be practised, a need to practise it, and a means to develop the
wherewithal to do so.
'Today, there exists a robust body of work connecting narrative
theory and practice with medical theory, practice, teaching, and
research. Taken together, what is particularly interesting about
these works is that they portray narrative healthcare as both a
philosophy of care and a set of skills - ' John D Engel, Lura L
Pethtel and Joseph Zarconi, in the Preface This inspiring
collection of narrative portraits details the career paths of
physicians and nurses who figure prominently in the realms of
narrative and relationship-centered healthcare. Each narrative
describes the healthcare practitioner's early decision process for
choosing their career and follows with a trajectory of events and
work situations that brought each person to their present position.
They offer a unique view from both a personal and a professional
perspective. The collection of narrative portraits provides
students, residents, and practicing health professionals a window
into the possibilities for constructing professional lives that are
oriented to service in ways that are fulfilling, energizing, and
creative. The editors have made an important contribution to
advancing the practice of narrative and relationship-centered
medicine. They invite you to listen for the truths of your own
story as you hear the voices of colleagues speak from the pages in
your hand. Reflecting on the ultimate concerns that move you will
enable you to more fully inhabit your own life story and become
more authentic and vital as you heal others. Mark L Savickas, in
the Foreword
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