Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends by Michael White and David Epston (1990, Hardcover)
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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393700984
ISBN-139780393700985
eBay Product ID (ePID)143278
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameNarrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPsychotherapy / General
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPsychology
AuthorMichael White, David Epston
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight13.9 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN89-048776
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal616.89/166
SynopsisWhite and Epston base their therapy on the assumption thatpeople experience problems when the stories of their lives,as they or others have invented them, do not sufficientlyrepresent their lived experience. Therapy then becomes aprocess of storying or restorying the lives and experiences ofthese people. In this way narrative comes to play a centralrole in therapy. Both authors share delightful examples of astoried therapy that privileges a person's lived experience,inviting a reflexive posture and encouraging a sense of authorshipand reauthorship of one's experiences and relationshipsin the telling and retelling of one's story., White and Epston base their therapy on the assumption that people experience problems when the stories of their lives, as they or others have invented them, do not sufficiently represent their lived experience. Therapy then becomes a process of storying or restorying the lives and experiences of these people. In this way narrative comes to play a central role in therapy. Both authors share delightful examples of a storied therapy that privileges a person's lived experience, inviting a reflexive posture and encouraging a sense of authorship and reauthorship of one's experiences and relationships in the telling and retelling of one's story.