Narrative Theory in Clinical Social Work Practice

• Main Author: McTighe, John P. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Essential Clinical Social Work Series,
• Subjects: Social work.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Psychotherapy .; Social Work.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

This theory-to-practice guide offers mental health practitioners a powerful narrative-based approach to working with clients in clinical practice. It opens with a primer on contemporary narrative theory and offers a robust framework based on the art and techniques of listening for deeper, more meani...

Table of Contents:

• Narrative Theory: An Introduction and Overview
• Encountering the Self, Encountering the Other: Narratives of Race and Ethnicity
• Surviving Together: Individual and Communal Narratives in the Wake of Tragedy
• Spiritual Stories: Exploring Ultimate Meaning in Social Work Practice
• Sexual Stories: Narratives of Sexual Identity, Gender, and Sexual Development
• Leaving Home, Finding Home: Narrative Practice with Immigrant Populations
• Moving On: Narrative Perspectives on Grief and Loss
• Who I Am and Who I Want to Be: Narrative and the Evolving Self of the Social Worker in Clinical Practice.