Study on Narrative Therapy
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Study on Narrative Therapy
Added on 2020-05-01
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Running Head: NARRATIVE THERAPY1NARRATIVE THERAPYStudent’s NameCourseProfessor’s NameUniversity Date
NARRATIVE THERAPY2Narrative therapyNarrative therapy can be described as a type of counseling which sees individuals as different from their mental issues. It creates some distance between the client and the problem to see if it helps or protects them more than it hurts them. The perspective gives the client the feeling of having the power to change their behavior and patterns, and their story of life so that they can reflect on who they are, the things they can do and what they are meant to do, separating them from their issues[ CITATION Rus12 \p 144 \l 1033 ]. The following essay explains the intervention when needed in mental health practice while digging deep in therapeutic strengths and limitations.Strengths and LimitationsThe first advantage of narrative therapy is that it does not blame or judge the client and divides the issue from the individual. It is an empowering tool as many therapy clients view themselves as being broken or mentally disordered and the only person that can fix them is the therapist. It is common for clients to see themselves as weak or damages because of depression, unresolved grief or struggles in relationships[ CITATION Lin17 \p 93 \l 1033 ]. In narrative therapy, the therapist works in partnership with the client to help him heal in a respectful and non-judgmental manner.The second advantage is that it regards the client as the expert of their lives and not the therapist. As the client learns to embrace the challenges and rebuild the story that is in question, they start to reconstruct it. They start using an alternative of creating a winning account. It is a writer who revises their novel that had not been accepted by the publisher because of mistakes in
NARRATIVE THERAPY3the storyline[ CITATION Win14 \p 101 \l 1033 ]. He rewrites the tale and bases it on the exciting parts of the original one, and it becomes a bestseller.The next advantage is that it gives the client the courage to revisit their past and view their story more positively. For instance, people who have been struggling with anxiety for long have always described themselves as being anxious people. When that becomes their story, they view themselves as being unable to handle challenges or weak. It is similar to those who judge themselves according to their past mistakes as they see themselves as being losers. There are others who look at their history and view themselves as hopeless. The stories, in this case, put a negative attitude in their lives[ CITATION Car15 \p 49 \l 1033 ]. Once they change the story in their minds, the stories become their strengths rather than their weaknesses.The other strength is that it helps the individual to view their issues from a proper perspective. The objective helps them in considering good interpretations in their story. A client emphasizes on the things that support a story he is telling. For instance, an adult who sees himself as a loser will give a story that is in support of the negative attitude. He will not include the successes in his life. The therapist will them ask him about the omitted exceptions[ CITATION Ger14 \p 52 \l 1033 ]. As a result, strengths and skills of the client will be revealed. Client can now include the positive stuff into the storyHowever, each type of psychotherapy has its limitations. As compared to other forms of therapy, narrative therapy is not very traditional. As a result, there is not sufficient research to support it as being useful. In simpler terms, it has not been studied in detail. Some people also feel uncomfortable being in control of the process. This may be a problem for a client who is
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