Narrative Inquiry and Psychotherapy
Published on 27. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-333-99026-1 (ISBN)
Description
Speedy provides a necessary introduction to the purposes, possibilities and processes of narrative research methods in therapy practices. Merging social science and arts-based research methods, makes this book ideal for therapy students and practitioners, as well as those providing counselling in other related professional areas.
Reviews / Votes
'This is an attractively presented, well-structured, highly creative book that addresses a cutting edge topic. It is written by a practitioner and academic well known in this particular field.' - Colin Feltham, Therapy TodayMore details
Edition
2007
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-99026-1 (9780333990261)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-02155-7
Schweitzer Classification
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Jane Speedy
Narrative Inquiry and Psychotherapy
Book
11/2007
Red Globe Press
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Person
JANE SPEEDY is senior lecturer at the University of Bristol, UK, where she directs a research centre in narratives and transformative learning. She also teaches narrative and life story research. She has worked in a range of educational and voluntary organizations and continues to maintain a small narrative therapy practice.
Content
Acknowledgements.- Prologue.- Introduction: Poststructuralist ideas and narrative inquiry.- Reflexivities and Liminalities and the Space Between Them.- Narrative Ethics.- Constructing Stories in Narrative Interviews.- Re-presenting Life Stories.- Re-telling Stories in Reflecting Teams.- Collective Biography Practices with the Unassuming Geeks.- Writing Stories as 'Inquiry': Failing to come to terms with things.- Creating and Performing Auto-Ethnographies.- Crossing the Borders Between Fiction and Research.- Epilogue: After-words.- References and Bibliography.- Index.