Narrative Therapy

Question 1

Who are the Main Theorist behind Narrative Therapy?

Answer 1

Epson and White

Question 2

How is reality shaped?

Answer 2

By the language used to describe it and the meaning we come to have based on it.

Question 3

5 stages of therapy:

Answer 3

1. Externalize the problem
2. Charting relative influences
3. collapsing time
4. Raising Dilemas
5. Setting Experiments

Question 4

Co-Concsturction

Answer 4

The therapist works with the CL/ Family to crate a new reality/ story

Question 5

Dominant Story:

Answer 5

Dominant narratives which can become problem saturated

Question 6

Hermeneutics

Answer 6

Interpretations

Question 7

Unique Out comes

Answer 7

instances when the CL did not have the problem

Question 8

Sparkling Events

Answer 8

Exceptions to the problem

Question 9

Subjugated Narrative

Answer 9

a person’s own story that is suppressed by dominant story

Question 10

Alternative Story

Answer 10

the story that’s there but not noticed

Question 11

Deconstruction

Answer 11

Take apart problem saturated story in order to externalize & re-author it (Find missing pieces; “unpacking”)

Question 12

Landscape of action

Answer 12

how ppl do things

Question 13

Theory of Change

Answer 13

• Occurs by opening space; cognitive
  􏰀 -Client can see that there are numerous
  possibilities
  􏰀- Expanded sense of self

Question 14

Diagnosis of problem

Answer 14

The families expeirence of the problem
Language of the family
Ways family members participate in the problem