Ch. 16 Narrative Therapy Flashcards
narrative techniques
externalizing influence of problem on person influence of person on problem raising dilemmas predicting setbacks using questions letters celebration/certificates
certificates
printed documents, often affixed with a logo, that are given at the end of narrative therapy to bring closure to the process and affirm that a problem has been defeated
deconstruction
a narrative family therapy procedure that uses questions as a therapeutic tool to help clients more closely examine taken-for-granted realities and practices.
exceptions questions
queries in narrative or solution-focused therapy directed toward finding instances when a situation reported to be a problem is not true.
externalize problems
a method of treatment in narrative therapy devised by Michael White and David Epston in which the problem becomes a separate entity outside of the family
letters
a procedure in narrative family therapy in which an epistle that is mailed to a client by a therapist serves as a medium for continuation of the dialogue between the ther-apist and family members and as a reminder of what has occurred in therapy sessions. In some cases, letters are case notes.
narrative family therapy
a postmodern approach that originated in Australia and New Zealand and focuses on helping families solve difficulties by depersonalizing them and rewriting family stories.
narrative reasoning
a form of reasoning characterized by stories, substories, meaningfulness, and liveliness. Narrative reasoning is the basis on which narrative family therapy is built and is the opposite of empirical and logico-scientific reasoning.
reauthoring
a narrative family therapy approach for high-lighting different stories in life than those that have been dominant. Such a process not only changes a family’s focus, but it also opens up new possibilities.
significance questions
queries in narrative and solution-focused therapy that are characterized as unique redescription questions. They search for and reveal the meanings, significance, and importance of the exceptions.
unique outcomes
clients’ storied experiences that do not fit their problem-saturated story.
