Narrative Therapy is a form of subjective therapy that states that the client through life experience and culture can define their experience and the solution to their issues with the help of a therapist.
Narrative Therapy is a therapeutic approach that emphasizes the significance of storytelling in shaping an individual's identity and experiences. It posits that clients, through their life experiences and cultural context, inherently possess the solutions to their challenges.
Narrative Therapy is a form of subjective therapy that states that the client through life experience and culture can define their experience and the solution to their issues with the help of a therapist.
References
Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (2016). Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theories and Interventions. American Counseling Association. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ncent-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4461604
Cottone, R. (2017). Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Individual and Relational Approaches. Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ncent-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4857220
Lange, R. (2004). Using narrative therapy in an educational parenting group. Groupwork, 14(1), 63–79.
Shapiro, J., & Ross, V. (2002). Applications of narrative theory and therapy to the practice of family medicine. FAMILY MEDICINE-KANSAS CITY-, 34(2), 96–100.
Current Practices
MINDFULNESS AND NARRATIVE THERAPY
- helps the client externalize the problem
from themselves.
NARRATIVE EXPOSURE THERAPY -
used for PTSD
Attachment Narrative Theory
Techniques are centered
around questions designed
to tap into the experiences of
the client so they can solve their
issues with the help of a Therapist.
Outside Witnessing - can be on the therapists side with
observers creating more probes for the therapists
or on the client's side with individuals on the client's
side with permission adding to the narrative of the client
Therapeutic Documents - letters and documents that
confirm who the client is and affirm their story
Externalization - A therapist separates the problem from
the person so they do not think the problem is inseparable from who they are.
Deconstruction A therapist probes what systems
of power influenced the narrative the client has.
ex. Why do you believe that? or Who told you that?
Motivation for Change
Clients have the solutions within themselves
Clients are in charge of their own lives
The Founders of NT were Michael
White and David Epstein.
They coauthored a book on NT entitled
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends.
David Epstein worked in social work
and Family Therapy in New Zealand.
Michael White worked with
intersectional communities until his
death in 2008.
They were Social Workers
Foundations of Theory
Individuals who create the rules and mores of society use it to oppress the powerless and thus the powerless must define their own truth "Foucault"
Deconstruction there is no fixed meaning to life the
user must define life on their own terms "Foucault"
The human defines the world, the world does not
define the human.
Postmodern Theory that states that
reality is subjective.
Treatment occurs through five stages and involves teaching a client to reframe the negative views of their life into a more positive viewpoint.
All positive reactions and storylines are combined and integrated into a compendium of solutions that the client can use when they are confronted with their problems.
The client is asked if the negative aspects of their
narrative match up with their goals.
The therapist intensively questions the
client about their narrative to identify the depth
and the impact of the problem.
The Therapist lets the client know that they define their
problem. The problem is defined and given a name. Giving
the problem a name separates the client from the problem.
5 Basic Tenets
There is always a good story in someone's life or an event that can be interpreted positively that can lead the client to health.
Negative Story Lines are what the therapist and client
work of for improving the clients mental health
Unconscious experiences or
stories shape peoples' lives
without their knowledge
