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Some Historical Conditions of Narrative Work
Author(s) -
BEELS C. CHRISTIAN
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2009.01288.x
Subject(s) - narrative , narrative therapy , family therapy , honor , psychology , work (physics) , style (visual arts) , psychotherapist , white (mutation) , narrative inquiry , psychoanalysis , sociology , art , visual arts , literature , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , computer science , engineering , gene , operating system
Written to honor the immense contribution of Michael White as a leader in the development of narrative therapy, this historical essay contrasts the origins of psychoanalysis, family therapy and narrative therapy. Changes in the understanding of therapeutic strategies, methods of training and supervision, styles of leadership, the involvement of audiences in the therapeutic and training processes, and conceptions of the nature of the mind are described. A style of direct demonstration of methods, especially of the formulation of questions, is important in narrative work. The central master‐role of the therapist in analysis and family therapy is replaced in narrative work by eliciting local knowledge, and the recruitment of audiences to the work. This is consistent with narrative therapy's “de‐centered” image of the therapist.