Narrative in social work practice : the power and possibility of story / edited by Ann Burack-Weiss, Lynn Sara Lawrence, and Lynne Bamat Mijangos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burack-Weiss, Ann, editor.

Lawrence, Lynn Sara, editor.

Mijangos, Lynne Bamat, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Practice.

Social service.

Social workers.

Storytelling--Social aspects.

Storytelling.

Narrative therapy.

Physical Description:

xix, 270 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Narrative in Social Work Practice features first-person accounts by social workers who have successfully integrated narrative theory and approaches into their practice. Contributors describe innovative and effective interventions with a wide range of individuals, families, and groups facing a variety of life challenges in many different environments, from hospitals and clinics to a graduate school and a case management agency. Throughout, the contributors showcase the flexibility and appeal of narrative methods and demonstrate how these techniques can be empowering and fulfilling for clients and social workers alike. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Writing as Discovery and Healing 13

1 Stuck: An Intersection of Stories / Lynne Bamat Mijangos Mijangos, Lynne Bamat 15

2 Garden at Vaucresson: It's Not All a Bed of Rosas / Lynn Sara Lawrence Lawrence, Lynn Sara 30

3 Another Kind of Witnessing: Narrative Medicine and the Trauma Therapist / Kristen Slesar Slesar, Kristen 45

Part II Narrative Social Work with Individuals and Families 67

4 The Reluctant Storyteller: The Use of Self in Narrative Social Work / Millet Israeli Israeli, Millet 69

5 Grace Notes: Singing in Marion's Hospital Room / Constance H. Gemson Gemson, Constance H. 79

6 One Family's Experience of Falling Out of Health: A Mother Remembers; a Daughter Reflects / Jessica Greenbaum Greenbaum, Jessica, Isabel Marcus Marcus, Isabel 85

7 Scheherazade: The Social Worker as Interpreter of Social, Cultural, and Familial Maladies / Judith Levi Levi, Judith 97

8 Sharing a Narrative Meal: The Therapeutic Use of Narrative with Older Adults / Lauren Taylor Taylor, Lauren 108

Part III Narrative Social Work with Groups 125

9 Storytelling and Listening: Combating the Stigma and Secrecy of HIV/AIDS in Kenya / Benaifer Bhadha Bhadha, Benaifer 127

10 I Like Dancing and Singing and Prancing and Flinging: Using Poetry in Dementia Care / Mary Hume Hume, Mary 144

11 Jesse's Story: A Mother's Voice-a Social Work Journey / Heidi Mandel Mandel, Heidi 156

12 With Every Story We Rise: Narrative Means to Social Justice Ends / Nora McCarthy McCarthy, Nora, Rachel Blustain Blustain, Rachel 168

Part IV Narrative Social Work in Education, Supervision, and Research 185

13 Transnational Parenting: The Hidden Costs of the Search for a "Better Life" / Christiana Best-Giacomini Best-Giacomini, Christiana 187

14 The Worker-Mentor Story: Narrative Approaches in Social Work Supervision / Alicia Fry Fry, Alicia 201

15 Narrative Research: Discoveries in Listening to Clinician-Scholars' Experiences of Working Across Trauma and Loss / Madelyn Miller Miller, Madelyn 213

16 Reading and Writing Really Are Fundamental: How Stories Shape Professional Development / Mary Sormanti Sormanti, Mary 234.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231173605

0231173601

9780231173612

023117361X

OCLC:

965805402