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Narrative and cultural humility : reflections of a "witch" teaching psychotherapy in China / Ruthellen Josselson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Josselson, Ruthellen, author.
- Series:
- Explorations in narrative psychology.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Explorations in narrative psychology
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Group psychotherapy--Study and teaching--China.
- Group psychotherapy.
- Psychotherapists--Supervision of.
- Psychotherapists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- This is a story of the decade-long collision of cultures as the American author teaches group therapy in China. The basic assumptions of the two cultures become visible when clashes in understanding human experience and human relationships become the focus of attention. The author learned about the need for cultural humility in trying to narrate both her own experience and the experiences of her students. The author examines deep psychological encounters between people with radically different worldviews. In China, many people thought of her as 'a good witch' and a magical being because her approach to therapy was profoundly healing for many. Her efforts to teach her theories and techniques, not at all magical to her, revealed cultural differences both subtle and pervasive.
- Contents:
- Narrative and Foundational Assumptions
- Western Psychotherapy in an Eastern Context
- There is No Sex in China - and other misunderstandings
- Alice in Wonderland
- Robin - My Gateway, Guide, Ears and Voice in China
- Chinese psychotherapy patients
- Group therapy and healing in China
- The dilemmas of training, trauma and culture
- The political is personal
- Lessons in supervision
- The Good Witch
- Beyond dependency
- The good witch tries to say goodbye
- Reflections on narrative and cultural humility.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-751260-7
- 0-19-751258-5
- 0-19-751259-3
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