Tales and Transformations: Stories in Families and Family Therapy

ISBN-10
0788164317
ISBN-13
9780788164316
Category
Psychology
Pages
230
Language
English
Published
1994-06-01
Author
Janine Roberts

Description

Stories are central to the therapy process. This book shows how stories can be a powerful tool for helping clients understand themselves & others in their families & communities. Explores 3 mediums of stories: oral stories, which are rich & immediate; written stories, with their symbolic & documentation possibilities; & enacted stories, which offer opportunities for dynamic involvement. Describes 6 styles of stories & offers hands-on techniques for accessing & working with them, which can be used with all models of therapy & all ages of clients. Describes methods used to train therapists for working with story modalities. Illustrated.

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