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Finding hidden stories of
strength and skills: Using the Tree of Life with children [DVD]
The Tree of Life approach
involves children describing their roots (where they come from), their
ground (where they live and what they do each day), their trunk (special
skills and abilities), their leaves (special people) and their fruits
(gifts). Groups of children join their trees to make a 'Forest of Life'.
Then it is possible to discuss 'storms' that affect forests and the lives of
children. This DVD features Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander workers
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Working with memory in the shadow of
genocide: The narrative practices of Ibuka trauma counsellors - by David
Denborough
In 1994, the genocide in
Rwanda claimed over one million human lives. Today, Ibuka, the national
survivors’ association of Rwanda, has developed ways to heal memories and
local, innovative, culturally-appropriate methodologies, drawing on
principles and practice of narrative therapy and community work. Also included in this publication are innovations relating to multiple storylines of memory; personal memory/social memory; sharing the ‘problem of memory’, and ensuring the survival of ideals. £15.50
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Raising our heads above the clouds: The use
of narrative practices to motivate social action and economic development -
by Caleb Wakhungu and the Mt Elgon Self-Help Project This publication documents an emerging field of practice: narrative development work. It contains the stories of the Mt Elgon project and its outcomes; the principles they are employing; examples of the methodologies; and ideas for how workers and organisations in other contexts can develop their own effective practices. It also contains an overview of key narrative principles as described by Michael White in a workshop taught in Uganda. £15.50 |
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Book AND DVD Strengthening
Resistance This publication documents ways in which narrative practices can be used to respond to individual and collective trauma. David Denborough, Jill Freedman and Cheryl White provided narrative skills training to 34 trauma counsellors and assistant lawyers, all of whom are themselves survivors of the Rwandan genocide. This publication documents what was addressed during the workshop. It also documents the skills and knowledges of genocide survivors in dealing with the effects of trauma in their lives. This is a powerfully moving and inspiring testimony. At the same time, this publication practically demonstrate how narrative approaches can be used in situations of extreme trauma in order to strengthen hope in contexts of hopelessness. The publication is accompanied by a short DVD which contains the stories of the skills and knowledges of the Rwandan workers. (This DVD is in PAL/region 4 format, and will also play on 'all region' DVD players in other areas.) £25.00 |
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Exploring Narradrama DVD | |
| NEW This video shows a team of narradrama therapists
working with a multicultural group of both staff and young people. Watch as
the severe disconnection between residents and staff dissolves, mutual
respect and connections build, and each side uncovers their strengths and
values. This video offers an
introduction to the tools and techniques of Narradrama, an integration of
narrative therapy and drama therapy that incorporates creative arts and
experiential activities. £23.50
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Becoming Ethical - by Alan Jenkins (2009) | |
| NEW A practical guide for anyone working with men who have engaged in violence or abuse towards partners or family members. It builds on his earlier book "Invitations to Responsibility", documenting recent developments and providing a clear and wholly practical guide to the engagement and therapeutic practice of this work. £23.00 | ||
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Lost in Normality - Kit of Question Cards - by Jane Hutton and Kate Knapp (2005) |
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| 'Lost in Normality...recapture the extraordinary' is a creative and useful kit containing 36 illustrated question cards and a little book exploring the tricks and torments of normality. The cards are designed to be used in therapeutic or group conversations to enable people to start deconstructing concepts of 'normality' and to question those normative judgements that have real impact on their lives and identity. £43.50 | ||
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Collective Narrative Practice: Responding to individuals, groups and communities who have experienced trauma - by David Denborough (2008) |
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| This book introduces a range of hopeful methodologies to respond to individuals, groups and communities who are experiencing hardship. The methodologies described include: Collective narrative documents, definitional ceremonies, The Tree of Life: responding to vulnerable children, The Team of Life: giving young people a sporting chance, Checklists of social and psychological resistance, Collective narrative timelines, Maps of history, and Songs of sustenance. This book also breaks new ground in considering how responding to trauma also involves responding to social issues. How can our work contribute not only to ‘healing’ but also to ‘social movement’? Price: £24.50 | ||
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Conversations about Gender, culture, violence & narrative practice Eds Yuen & White (2007) | |
| This inspiring book consists of writings from women of many cultures about initiatives, projects and ways of working to respond to violence. This collection will be powerfully relevant to practitioners working with individuals, families and/or communities whose lives are affected by violence and abuse. It includes practice-based chapters describing narrative ways of working with those who have experienced violence and also creative ways of engaging with men and women who have enacted violence against others. £21.50 | ||
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Maps of Narrative Practice (2007) by Michael White | |
| Michael White gives readers a map and compass to navigate therapeutic terrain. A compelling text, rich with examples, transcripts and maps which illuminates his innovative thinking. This book is so accessible and clear that it provides a welcome overview of these practices whilst also is detailed and thoughtful enough to provide a fascinating study for the most experienced practitioners. (Hardback) £20.00 | ||
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Constructing the Narrative in Supervision (2006) by Johnella Bird | |
| This new book shows how to leave behind traditional supervisor roles and how 'prismatic dialogue' can, through practice-centred techniques, evoke new voices. Using transcripts and clinical scenarios Johnella Bird shows how to confront the power relation as it occurs in the supervision relationship. £21.50 | ||
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Trauma: Narrative responses to traumatic experience Edited by David Denborough (2006) |
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This wide-ranging, and practice-based book provides clear explanations about how to use narrative ideas to respond to adults, couples and/or children who have endured traumatic experience. Key themes include:
The papers included here have been previously published in the International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work. £24.50 |
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Narrative Therapy with children and their families By Michael White and Alice Morgan (2006) |
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| Michael White and Alice Morgan share stories from their counselling practice with children and their families and provide explanations of the thinking that shapes these conversations. Detailed explanations are provided of externalising practices, scaffolding conversations, ways of inviting significant others to act as an audience to consultations with children, and considerations relating to the position of the therapist. Moving and amusing stories of work with children and their families are also included and the following questions are considered: When there is conflict between parents and children, how can therapists create a context for collaboration? How can counsellors respond to children who have experienced significant trauma? When a therapy session with a child is going nowhere, what might be helpful to reflect upon? How can narrative practices shape child protection inquiries? If your work involves conversations with children, this easy-to-read and rigorous book, will prove to be a treasured companion. £18.50 | ||
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Narrative Therapy: An introduction for counsellors (2nd Edition 2006) by Martin Payne |
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| This updated book describes how a British counsellor took up the narrative practices of Michael White and put them to work. Clear and comprehensive, it provides both a 'how to' and a 'why' of narrative practice and vividly describes his struggles and successes. £22.00 | ||
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The Narrative Therapist and The Arts by Pam Dunne |
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| The theory and techniques of an integration of narrative therapy and expression through art, movement, puppets, masks etc. Includes new methods of outsider witness practices and a focus on groupwork with adults, children and families. £23.50 | ||
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Narradrama: Integrating drama therapy, narrative, and the creative arts (2nd Edition) by Pamela Dunne & Herbert Rand |
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| Built on the framework of narrative therapy, narradrama was inspired by psychology, sociology, experimental theatre, anthropology, creative drama, and postmodern thinking. It grew from techniques developed by Pam Dunne in her own practice and teaching over the last twenty years at California State University and the Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles. £18.00 | ||
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A community of ideas: Behind the scenes by Cheryl White & David Denborough |
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| This book describes ways of linking practitioners through the written word; ways of hosting conferences as community events; and ways of organising training programs that are congruent with narrative ideas. Most significantly it contains stories of adventures from 'behind the scenes'. This book will be relevant to anyone interested in narrative therapy ideas and especially to counsellors, therapists and community workers who wish to be linked with others in this work. £13.50 | ||
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Narrative Therapy: Responding to your questions Compiled by Shona Russell & Maggie Carey |
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| How do you know what to externalise? How do you begin a re-authoring conversation? Why is it important for there to be witnesses to preferred stories and what are definitional ceremonies? When are you likely to engage in a re-membering conversation? What is poststructuralism and how is it relevant to the therapy world? What is the fit between feminism and some of the practices of narrative therapy? This book offers answers to these questions and many, many others! It also provides detailed examples of therapeutic conversations shaped by the narrative practices of externalising, re-membering, outsider witnessing and re-authoring. This book has been created from responses from therapists from Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, England, Canada, South Africa, Mexico and Austria, and therefore provides glimpses of therapeutic practice in many different parts of the world. If you are trying to engage with narrative practices in your therapy or community work then this easy-to-read and yet thorough and rigorous book has been created with you in mind. We recommend this book as the perfect companion to 'What is Narrative therapy: An easy-to-read introduction' by Alice Morgan. £29.50. | ||
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Social Constructionism: Entering the Dialogue | |
| This introductory book by Ken and Mary Gergen provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of social constructionism and some of the implications for therapeutic work. Ken and Mary Gergen have been major contributors to the development of these ideas and teach workshops all over the world. £13.50 | ||
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What is Narrative Therapy? An Easy-to-Read Introduction By Alice Morgan |
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| This is a very popular easy-to-read introduction to the ideas and practices of narrative therapy with accessible language, a concise structure and a wide range of practical examples. This book covers a broad spectrum of narrative practices including externalisation, re-membering, therapeutic letter writing, the use of rituals, leagues, reflecting teams and much more. If you are a therapist, health worker or community worker who is trying to apply narrative ideas in your own work context, this book has been written with you in mind. £18.50 | ||
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Beyond the Prison: Gathering dreams of freedom |
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| Edited by David Denborough This book is a heartfelt invitation to look beyond our taken-for-granted notions of crime, punishment and imprisonment. Beyond the Prison is a passionate expose of the politics of imprisonment, as well as an inspiring account of alternatives. Addressing issues of class, gender and race, and exploring the beliefs and ways of being which permeate the prison system, David draws primarily on his work with men in a maximum security prison, as well as conversations with a range of people in Australia, New Zealand, and North America. £21.50 |
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Biting the Hand that Starves You by Richard Maisel, David Epston & Ali Borden. |
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| This new book, subtitled 'Inspiring resistance to Anorexia/Bulimia' is a provocative, passionate and intimate description of the hard-won knowledges of those who have reclaimed their lives from anorexia/bulimia. It invites therapists into a different way of thinking and joining with families and individuals. It offers pragmatic possibilities for action in the struggle against anorexia/bulimia having the last word. (Hardback) £24.00 | ||
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"Catching Up" with David Epston: A Collection of Narrative Practice-based Papers published between 1991 & 1996 |
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| Ever wanted to catch up with David Epston over a cup of tea or coffee and talk through the most significant aspects of his work over the last six or so years? If so, this thoughtful collection of practice-based papers is for you! Written in an engaging and entertaining style, the papers in this book trace the influences in David’s recent work and explore in detail his therapeutic consultations. Specific sections address internalising / externalising conversations, celebrating specialness, letter writing and his approach with so-called anorexia/bulimia. £21.50 | ||
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Experience, Contradiction, Narrative & Imagination by David Epston and Michael White |
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| This volume is a collection of papers that were published by David Epston and Michael White between 1989 and 1991. The purpose in making these papers available in one source book is so that they can be read together. They cover a range of subjects including: personal reminiscence; particular therapeutic practices; practical approaches to various problems; theoretical, political and philosophical considerations; structures and issues pertaining to training and supervision; processes of questioning in the co-authorship of preferred stories. One of the aspects of the work reported in this collection that is of central importance to Michael and David is the spirit of adventure. These papers will introduce readers to this spirit and, as well, encourage readers to embark on further adventures of their own. £16.00 | ||
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Extending Narrative Therapy Edited by Cheryl White & David Denborough |
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| This book contains papers that have been published by Dulwich Centre Publications in the last few years, all of which take the practices of narrative therapy into new territories. These papers extend on possibilities in relation to externalising conversations, group work, and community work. Other sections include 'In our own voice', in which authors write of the ways they have re-authored aspects of their own experience; 'Talking about sexual abuse'; and 'New ways of introducing narrative therapy'. This book has been put together for practitioners who wish to keep in touch with the latest ways in which people are extending narrative ideas. £16.00 | ||
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Family therapy: exploring the field's past, present and possible futures Edited by David Denborough |
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| In these personal and thoughtful interviews, influential family therapists from different parts of the world invite the reader into their worldview and the history that has shaped it. In some circumstances they also offer reflections and regrets about aspects of past practices, and they speak of what continues to inspire them. This is a friendly and personal book which enables readers to engage with the history and diversity of ideas of the field of family therapy and also to get to know, in some small way, those whose stories are contained in these pages. £18.00 | ||
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Reflecting teams |
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| A special edition of Gecko: a journal of deconstruction and narrative ideas in therapeutic practice. This journal contains seven papers describing different ideas, approaches and structures to reflecting teamwork. Featuring papers by Tom Andersen, Michael White, Maggie Carey and others it represents an important resource for people exploring reflecting team practices around the world. £12.00 | ||
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Invitations to Responsibility: The therapeutic engagement of men who are violent & abusive by Alan Jenkins |
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| This influential and compassionate book explores ways of working with adult men and young men who are violent and abusive. It gives practical examples of how they can be invited to discover more sensitive, respectful and personally rewarding ways of relating to others. £24.50 | ||
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Just Therapy - A journey by Charles Waldegrave, Kiwi Tamasese, Flora Tuhaka & Warihi Campbell |
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| This book brings together in one volume the work of the Just Therapy Team which has, over the last two decades, inspired and challenged therapists and community workers in many different countries and contexts. Their introduction of the term 'Just Therapy' and their determination to bring issues of gender, culture and socioeconomic justice into therapeutic considerations have had powerful implications. So too, has their example of taking the personal stories of those who consult them as therapists into broader political and policy arenas. The Just Therapy Team's committed, dignified and caring cultural partnerships have signalled alternative ways of conceptualising working relationships. We hope it will act as a resource both for those familiar with the work of the Just Therapy Team and those seeking an introduction to their exciting and challenging ideas. £29.50 | ||
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Narratives of Therapists' Lives by Michael White |
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| Today it is commonplace to hear therapists speak of experiences of demoralisation, burden, fatigue and despair. This book proposes that this if significantly an outcome of how therapy is conceived of and practised, and draws out alternative conceptions and practices of therapy, supervision and training that provide a powerful antidote to despair. Readers will be provided with options for taking narrative practices into their own life - options that reinvigorate and renew. £29.50 | ||
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Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends by David Epston & Michael White (Published by W.W.Norton) |
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| The original, groundbreaking text was the first book to describe what has come to be known as narrative therapy. Rich with examples and thoughtful descriptions of the thinking that informs narrative practice this book is an important resource for those developing their narrative practice. Whether you are new to the ideas or an experienced practitioner this text is one you will want to have on your bookshelf to refer to time and again. £21.00 | ||
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Narrative Mediation: A new approach to conflict resolution by John Winslade and Gerald Monk (Published by Jossey-Bass) |
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| This groundbreaking book introduces an innovative approach to conflict resolution that is a departure from the traditional problem-solving, interest-based model. Bringing together ideas from social constructionism and narrative therapy, and focusing on stories of mutuality, respect and consideration, the authors show how this can lead to new possibilities in peaceful co-existence. £25.00 | ||
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Narrative Therapies with Children and Adolescents Edited by Craig Smith & David Nylund (Published by Guilford Press). |
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| Full to the brim with inventive examples of work with children and young people, this is an ideal book for practitioners who work in schools, family homes, playrooms, clinics, group homes and so on! It contains an unusually clear introduction that contrasts narrative therapy with traditional approaches and then papers that focus on issues facing young people, including anorexia, depression, substance misuse, attentional difficulties and many more. £22.00 | ||
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Narrative Therapy in Practice: The archaeology of hope Edited by Gerald Monk, John Winslade, Kathie Crocket and David Epston (Published by Jossey-Bass) |
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| A readable and lucid book, this collection of papers is a testimony to the spirit of a community of therapists who support each other in their therapeutic explorations. It provides important ideas for addressing alcohol use, male sexual abuse, school counselling, narrative psychiatry and more! £28.50 | ||
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Narrative Therapy and Community Work: A Conference Collection | |
| This book represents a range of workshops and presentations that took place at the inaugural Dulwich Centre Publications’ Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference in Adelaide in February 1999. From practice-based seminar papers, to the perspectives of Indigenous Australia, to hearing from the voices of young people, this collection contains a diversity of thoughtful and invigorating writings. Contributors include writers from Israel, Australia, New Zealand, North America and South America. £13.50 | ||
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Playful Approaches to Serious Problems by J Freeman, D Epston & D Lobovits (Published by W.W.Norton) |
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| "This delightful and refreshing book significantly fills a gap in the literature on working with children and their families. The authors present a broad range of spirited ideas about practice. The text is engaging and constitutes an invitation to therapists to step beyond the boundaries of the known in their work with children" - Michael White. £25.00 | ||
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Queer counselling & narrative practice Edited by David Denborough |
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| The writings in this book represent a small part of a broader transformation that is occurring within the health professions. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- and bi-gendered experience is disrupting the very assumptions upon which these professions are built. The boundaries of nuclear family life are dissolving and the taken-for-granted is being replaced with the unexpected. The papers in this book describe some of the dilemmas, challenges and joys that this is making possible. £29.50 | ||
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Re-Authoring Lives: Interviews and Essays by Michael White |
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| This book is a collection of inspiring interviews and essays. You will especially appreciate this book if you are: looking for hope and new visions in your work with people who are considered to have chronic problems; interested in literature and would like to find ways to express this in your work; developing ideas for consulting with people who have survived abuse; conscious of issues of power and want to make your practice more accountable to the people who seek your help; interested in recent developments in social theory and their implications for practice; and/or wanting to work collaboratively with others in the generation of new possibilities for their lives. £24.50 | ||
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Responding to Violence: a collection of papers relating to child sexual abuse and violence in intimate relationships |
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| This book contains thoughtful practice-based written by therapists and community workers about ways of responding to violence. The papers in the first section of the book focus on ways of working with those who have experienced child sexual abuse, while the papers in the second section focus on violence in intimate relationships. The third section describes ways of working with men and young men who have enacted violence. Complex issues are considered such as the question of forgiveness; ways of acknowledging and responding to women's outrage; the experience of men who have been subjected to child sexual abuse; and matters of culture and sexuality. This book offers practical and hopeful ideas for therapists and community workers who are responding to people's experiences of violence. £29.50 | ||
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Social Constructionism By Vivien Burr, Routledge |
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| "This book is a masterly summing up of the state of the art, bringing together the threads into a coherent tapestry". (Rom Harre) Using examples from everyday experience and research she explains the basic theoretical assumptions and analyses the key debates about the nature of knowledge, truth, reality and the self. £15.00 | ||
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Talk that Sings by Johnella Bird, Edge Press. |
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| Johnella Bird is co-founder and co-director of The Family Therapy Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. In her latest book she introduces "Relational Linguistic Practice". Through privileging people's words, experiences and meanings, she demonstrates how subtle shifts in language can create profound change. This book demonstrates these skills with teaching exercises and practical examples. £32.50 | ||
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Telling our stories in ways that make us stronger by Barbara Wingard & Jane Lester |
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| In this graceful, strong and thoughtful book, Barbara Wingard and Jane Lester relate stories of their lives and work as two Indigenous Australian women. These stories offer hopeful and practical ideas in relation to a wide range of issues facing Indigenous Australian families. As the new millennium dawns, Australians are endeavouring to come to terms with their past and create new possibilities for partnerships in the future. This book offers stories that will inspire and sustain. £18.50 | ||
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The Heart's Narrative By Johnella Bird, Edge Press |
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| This book demonstrates a compassionate rigour and a creative intelligence that reflects 20 years work - particularly in the field of emotional, sexual and physical abuse. The often vague and abstract concepts of trust, disconnection, gender relations, ethics, power and the therapeutic relatiuonship are anchored in accessible therapeutic practice through the use of clinical scenarios and training exercises. £30.50 | ||
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The Personal is the Professional: Therapists reflect on their families, lives and work Collected by Jane Hales and Cheryl White. |
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| This book is a celebration of relationships and stories. Over the thirteen years of working together with Dulwich Centre Publications, Jane and Cheryl have been witness to the richness of the stories of many therapists who have visited the Dulwich Centre. It has been this sharing of stories that has given life and inspiration to the publications. Within this book, therapists share the personal stories that inform the work they do. Their writings encourage us to think about what it is in our lives that leads us to creativity in therapy. They invite us to consider the relationship between our own lives and the lives of people with whom we work. £24.50 | ||
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Working with the stories of women’s lives… |
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| Collected by Dulwich Centre Publications, this book is overflowing with writings from a diversity of women about their own lives and the women with whom they work. Chapters include: ways of understanding gender relations; talking about birthing stories; making sense of illness narratives and eating issues; overcoming the effects of sexual abuse; women’s experiences of immigration; the interface of gender and culture; dilemmas facing women’s collectives; the stories of lesbian lives; working with older women…and many, many more! £24.50 | ||
