Narrative reflections : how witnessing their stories changes our lives / edited by Lucy S. Raizman and Bea Hollander-Goldfein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raizman, Lucy S.

Hollander-Goldfein, Bea, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Holocaust survivors.

Survival.

Narrative therapy.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xiii, 121 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Hamilton Books, [2014]

Summary:

Narrative Reflections presents a series of poignant personal reflections by mental health professionals, triggered by reading interviews of Holocaust survivors and their families. Inspired by the practice of narrative therapy, these essays bear witness to the experience of survivors and facilitate deeper levels of self-awareness by each of the contributors. In each chapter, the themes of struggle, survival, and resilience demonstrate the power of narrative reflection as well as the role that narrative therapy might play for clinical mental health professionals. Together, co-editors Lucy S. Raizman and Bea Hollander-Goldfein and contributors Kilian Fritsch, Ruthy Kaiser, Peter Capper, Lyn Groome, Margaret S. Roth, and Michael Izzo engaged in a process that put each of them in closer contact with their own lives. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Living with Stories of Pain / Kilian Fritsch Fritsch, Kilian 1

Chapter 2 The Price of Silence / Ruthy Kaiser Kaiser, Ruthy 21

Chapter 3 Saved by Living in Fortunate Times / Peter Capper Capper, Peter 33

Chapter 4 An Accident of Birth Lyn Groome 49

Chapter 5 Beyond the Screen Door / Margaret S. Roth Roth, Margaret S. 67

Chapter 6 Learning to Survive / Michael Izzo Izzo, Michael 93.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0761862358

9780761862352

OCLC:

860879487

Publisher Number:

99959540480