Collective narrative practice : responding to individuals, groups, and communities who have experienced trauma
"This book introduces a range of hopeful methodologies to respond to individuals, groups and communities who are experiencing hardship. These approaches are deliberately easy to engage with and can be used with children, young people and adults. The methodologies described include: Collective narrative documents, Enabling contributions through exchanging messages and convening 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. To illustrate these approaches, stories are shared from Australia, Southern Africa, Israel, Ireland, USA, Palestine, Rwanda and elsewhere. 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'? As we work with the stories of people's lives can we contribute to the remaking of folk culture? And is it possible to move beyond the dichotomy of individualism/collectivism? Collective narrative practices are now being engaged with in many different parts of the world. This book invites the reader to engage with these approaches in their own ways"--
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Author: | Denborough, David, |
| Subject: |
Narrative therapy Traumatic shock Psychic trauma |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Adelaide, South Australia : Dulwich Centre Publications, [2008] |
| ISBN: | 9780975218051 0975218050 |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-220). Pt. 1. Key concepts. Responding to trauma, responding to social issues -- pt. 2. Methodologies of hope. Collective documents as a response to collective trauma ; Enabling contribution: exchanging messages and convening definitional ceremonies ; The Tree of Life: responding to vulnerable children ; The Team of Life: offering young people a sporting chance ; Checklists of psychological and social resistance ; Collective narrative timelines and maps of history ; Songs as sustenance: reinvigorating folk culture as a response to trauma -- pt. 3. The broader context. Broadening the horizon: looking beyond individualism/collectivism ; Can we contribute to 'social movement'? ; Reflections: ten themes and dreams -- Appendix. Honouring history: A rich tradition of collective narrative practice. |
| Course: |
SW526 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Book (4/F) | 616.89152 DEN 2008 | Available |