Preface
Part I: Setting the Scene

1. Introduction
2. Making Sense of Our Lives
3. The Stories That Shape Our Profession and Its Future
4. Understanding the Narrative Approach
5. Doing Narrative Practice

Part II: Special Applications of the Narrative Approach

6. The Written Word: Letters and and Logs and Briefs
7. Groups and Communities
8. Supportive Approaches and Mutual Aid
9. Narrative Administration
10. Multicultural Narrative Practice
11. Learning and Teaching Narrative Practice
12. Liberating Practice

References

A clear guide to one of todayís most popular treatment modalities, this volume explores why the narrative metaphor is important in the therapeutic relationship, and how to incorporate narrative techniques into social work practice. Building on basic insights about how stories shape peopleís lives, and how destructive stories can be modified, the authors explore various applications of the narrative approach. These applications include conducting groups, working with multicultural clients, and supplementary classroom discussions.