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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.89165 EAN: 9780393705164 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0393705161 Label: W. W. Norton Manufacturer: W. W. Norton Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: May 29, 2007 Publisher: W. W. Norton Studio: W. W. Norton Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The latest on narrative therapy, from one of the founders of the field. Narrative therapy is one of the most commonly practiced modes of therapy. In the first major book from this leader in the field, each chapter provides an overview of a main area of narrative therapy by explaining how it works and detailing the psychotherapeutic implications of these conversations. This is essential reading for anyone in psychotherapy. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A brilliant resourceMy supervisor at the agency I worked in was a huge Michael White fan and introduce me to his work. I first read "Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends" by White and Epston. It had a profound influence on my practice as a family therapist. I loved the ideas, especially that they work in a way that empowers people does not pathologize them. But I found the writing to be overly concerned with deconstructionist philosophy and sometimes too cerebral. Much of the Narrative field followed that lead and wrote ... Read More Rating: - Flawless ExperienceThe book arrived in a week from the time it was ordered and it was exactly what I wanted and extremely inexpensive. Rating: - PraiseOne of the best books ever written on narrative therapy.The maps help clarify the road to both therapists and patients. The ideas of narrative therapy have never been so visible to the mind as they are in this book Rating: - Easy readThis book is an easy read for a difficult and complex topic. Michael White structures this book in an excellent way so it makes it easier to comprehend and understand the narrative therapeutic approach. Jan Rating: - A Brilliant Man, A Brilliant BookMichael White, the author of Maps of Narrative Practice, died unexpectedly in April of this year at the young age of 59. The loss for the psychological community is huge. This is a man who is the father of narrative therapy, a profoundly powerful and effective for therapists to assist clients with their problems. It is indeed very sad this will be Michael White's last book. In this book, White explains how the stories of our lives can be mapped in such a way that our strengths and often forgotten ... Read More 
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