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Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities » (New Edition)

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Authors: Gene Combs, Jill Freedman
ISBN-13: 9780393702071, ISBN-10: 0393702073
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: March 1996
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Gene Combs

Book Synopsis

For psychotherapy students, teachers, and practitioners, this book describes the clinical application of the growing body of ideas and practices that has come to be known as narrative therapy. Clear and compelling demonstrations of narrative therapy practice, rich in case examples and creative strategies, are at the heart of this book.

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An overview of this branch of psychotherapy through an examination of the historical, philosophical, and ideological aspects, as well as discussion of specific clinical practices and actual case studies. Includes transcripts from therapeutic sessions. The authors work in family therapy in Chicago. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1Shifting Paradigms: From Systems to Stories1
2The Narrative Metaphor and Social Constructionism: A Postmodern Worldview19
3Opening Space for New Stories42
4Story Development77
5Questions113
6Questions in Action: Three Transcripts144
7Reflecting169
8The Plot Thickens194
9Spreading the News237
10Relationships and Ethics264
Bibliography289
Index299

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