Narrative therapy : an introduction for counsellors / Martin Payne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Payne, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narrative therapy.

Constructivism (Psychology).

Postmodernism--Psychological aspects.

Postmodernism.

Personal construct therapy.

Psychotherapy.

Mental health counseling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on the ideas of Michael White and David Epston, this fully revised, extended and updated Second Edition incorporates the progression of their thinking over the past five years and introduces developments initiated by other narrative therapists worldwide. New material has been added around counseling for post-traumatic reactions, couples conflict and a sense of personal failure.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction

Chapter 1 - An Overview of Narrative Therapy

Chapter 2 - Ideas Informing Narrative Therapy

Chapter 3 - Assisting the Person to Describe the Problem

Chapter 4 - Encouraging a Wider Perspective on the Problem

Chapter 5 - Asking Questions

Chapter 6 - Therapeutic Documents

Chapter 7 - Telling and re-telling

Chapter 8 - Examples of Narrative Practice I: Counselling for Depression, and for Recovery from Abuse

Chapter 9 - A Fresh Look at Assumptions in the Therapy Culture

Chapter 10 - Examples of Narrative Practice II: Counselling for Post-traumatic REactions, and in Working with Couples

Postscript

Appendix: An Exercise in Co-supervision using Narraive Therapy Practices

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-84787-840-7

OCLC:

62178252