Abstract This paper will look at the logic of narrative therapy by focusing on 5 major points. This paper will begin by discussing how the narrative approach defines and perceives problems. It will address how narrative therapy views the nature of the relationship between the client and the professional. This paper will look at how problems are solved using the narrative approach. It will also focus on three main techniques used in narrative therapy‚ which will include externalization‚ deconstruction
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Overview of Narrative therapy Narrative therapy was developed Michael White and David Epston. It is said to be an approach to family therapy that is built on the belief that reality is constructed‚ organized and maintained through the stories we create. (Corsini & Wedding‚ 2008) According to Corey’s key terms and definitions narrative therapy is “a postmodern approach that is based on the therapist’s personal characteristics that allow for creating a climate that encourages clients to see their stories
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aid in improving the relationship of couples. Among several behavioral‚ cognitive‚ and humanistic approaches‚ emotionally-focused couple therapy leads in empirical research that supports its use as most effective. In order to test the effectiveness‚ couples undergoing emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) are given several different measures designed to report outcomes of the therapy. Using these measures at the beginning of a set amount of sessions allows therapists to work with the clients on appropriate
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is crucial that counsellors tailor their approach to meet the needs of each individual client. Narrative therapy and emotion-focused therapy are two approaches to couples and family counselling that provides clinicians with a framework to help clients broaden their understanding of themselves and those with whom they are close. Emotions are the underlying motivating factor for why people seek therapy. Emotions are responsible for facilitating decision making‚ informing our responses to the environment
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113) Without questioning‚ most people continue to “accept” and acquiesce to the life that is before them‚ despite deep dissatisfaction‚ incredulity and unhappiness‚ and even to the point of dysfunction sometimes. As such‚ we need to differentiate between “resignation to” and “true acceptance” of a life that must be lived anyway. The Chinese commonly utter‚ “Whether one laughs or cries‚ one still has to pass through this life; better then to laugh through it.” But to be able to accept and laugh‚
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dared to further break through the traditional prescriptive‚ mechanistic view of mental health therapy by exploring the complexity inherent within the human condition. White was influenced toward a career working directly with people‚ while he was a mechanical draftsman. Realizing this‚ he found work with an inpatient unit. It was there that he understood the extent of traditional approaches to therapy and completely disavowed the systems thinking and cybernetic theory of old (Nichols‚ 2013‚ p. 204)
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Narrative Therapy is considered a non-blaming approach to the problems clients deal with. This type of therapy is a respectful and collaborative approach to counseling and community work‚ focusing on people’s ability to externalize problems. Narrative Therapy was developed by Michael White and David Epston. The central idea to this therapy is ‘the person never IS the problem. The person HAS a problem’. It essentially focuses on the stories of people’s lives and is centered on the theories that problems
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Psychiatric Nursing – Therapeutic Interventions. Part Two) how may the RPN use Solution Focused Therapy as a therapeutic Intervention to promote the service users recovery? Recovery The concept of recovery in mental health has been defined in a number of ways and intrinsically‚ is a contested concept. Anthony (1993) labels recovery as a process which is personal and unique. He describes it as a way of living a satisfying‚ hopeful life that is free from limitations caused by illness. This does not
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Solution-focused therapy takes a different approach to helping people with their presenting problems. Here‚ it is believed that people do not necessarily have to know the causes of their issues in order to change (Nichols‚ 2013). They‚ instead‚ are capable of behaving effectively‚ however‚ are hindered by their negative mindset (Nichols‚ 2013). According to Nichols (2013)‚ solution-focused therapists believe that people need to make slight alterations to their perspective about their problems to
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Narrative Therapeutic Approach Narrative therapy is an approach to counseling that centers people as the experts in their own lives. This therapy intends to view problems as separate entities to people‚ assuming that the individual’s set of skills‚ experience and mindset will assist them which reduce the influence of problems throughout life. This therapeutic approach intends to place the individual in both the leading role and author roles‚ switching the view from a narrow perspective
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