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Narrative Therapist: A Case Study

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As a narrative therapist with this particular family the goal would be to be an empathic listener and touch on the key facts they describe as part of their narrative to unravel and mend the dilemma that brought them into therapy.

Therapist: First, thank you very much for coming in today to discuss what has been going on.

Therapist: Enrique why don’t you begin by telling me why you think Sophia wanted everyone to come into therapy?

Therapist: Sophia you are concerned about Enrique’s anger. Why do you suppose Enrique’s anger has increased?

The first set of questions are open ended questions to inquire about what their thoughts and feelings are about each other and the situation. There is also the two circular questions to touch on each …show more content…

The purpose of externalization is to separate the problem from the person (Gehart, 2014). The most effect way of externalizing is to have a conversational dialogue that is curious (Capella, 2011). Laying out the foundation of the problem in mapping is important so that each of the family members can identify the pattern of the problem and that they are not the problem (Gehart, 2014). Additionally, the use of scaffolding conversations can be used to focus the family on taking action or being proactive in improvement (Gehart, 2014). This would be the beginning stages before defining a new narrative for each family member that establishes growth and resilience.

References:
Capella (2011). Narrative Skills. Practice Exercises for Developing Counseling Skills, Part 1: Developing Curiosity. Retrieved from: http:/ search.alexanderstreet.com.library.capella.edu/counseling-therapy/view/work/1779344/

Gehart, D. (2014). Mastering competencies in family therapy: A practical approach to theories and clinical case documentation. (2nd ed.). California State University,Northridge:

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