Narrative in Social Work Practice: The Power and Possibility of Story
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06W9J1ZXZ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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For social workers and other helping professionals, this book is just the ticket. Brava! I congratulate the editors and contributors for this spellbinding book. (Thomas Sedgwick, vice-president, the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care)This pathbreaking book is essential reading for social work practitioners, educators, supervisors, and researchers and their allies in related professions and disciplines who focus on human dialogue, interpretation, memory, and creativity as tools of their trade. (Barbara Levy Simon, Columbia University School of Social Work)This beautifully written book illustrates a variety of narrative methods and how they can be personalized in practice to reflect the unique experiences and skills of the individual social worker. I became engrossed in the various narratives, each presenting its own portrait of courage, resilience, and professional and personal discovery. (Martha Dore, Director of Social Work Research (ret.), Cambridge Child Guid
She is the author of The Caregiver’s Tale: Loss and Renewal in Family Life (Columbia, 2006) and The Lioness in Winter: Writing an Old Woman’s Life (Columbia, 2015).Lynn Sara Lawrence is a practicing psychotherapist in New York City. She is the author of Baby Girl Mijangos (2004) and is a contributor to
Contributors describe innovative and effective interventions with a wide range of individuals, families, and groups facing a variety of life challenges. It also highlights how the differential use of narrative techniques can fulfill the required core competencies of the social work profession in creative and surprising ways.. Settings range from hospitals and clinics to a graduate school and a case management agency. Narrative in Social Work Practice features first-person accounts from social workers who have successfully integrated narrative theory and approaches into their practice. Many chapters illustrate the deep relationship between private troubles and public issues.Throughout, Narrative in Social Work Practice showcases the flexibility and appeal of narrative methods and demonstrates how they can be empowering and fulfilling for clients and social