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DB narrative therory

Theories Of Counseling (Liberty

University)

Now that things have been awakened, she cannot go back. She feels

angry, out of control, its more anger that she had had to deal with.

She yelled at her kids the other day and she does not like that

because it was not about them at all. This is what she feels like when

I hear nd is telling you what you should accept. Is that creating

confusion. I will just start over ill just get a different life. But that is

not reality. (10:30) That scares her she does not like that feeling. Its

destructive. Listing to nd threatens your life.

In 10 years, she sees herself in the same place if she does not do

something. is nd lies to you. Uses some threats about the future.

Destroying the further or her life right now. It is a bit of a bully, telling

you what to do.

Mom born 1929, Helen 1963 (13:40) There were not may

possibilities for women. Feminist movement was starting. Brought

she does is important, she wants to give them freedom express

creativity, (18:00)

Not listening to the voice that tells me I can do something more

important; I do hear nd tell her she is not doing enough

Some things that stand out to the counselor.

Helen does not want to betray her children.

The future she is creating for her kids that she is creating for

herself. You are writing another scene in the play

You are writing a different story then ND wants to create for you

She is moved by the thought that she can write out how she wants

1. Discuss how the counselor reinforced the idea that an individual’s self-story is influenced

by the individual and cultural factors. Discuss other things reminiscent of Narrative

Therapy that you saw in the video of the counseling session.

During the session the counselor asks Helen when her mother was born, Helen replies

that it was 1929, and then he asks her when she was born, she says 1963. The counselor

points out that there is a significant cultural difference between her mom and the

environment that Helen grew up in. He brings to Helen’s attention that her mom grew

up in an era where there were not a lot of possibilities for women. In contrast Helen was

born at a time when the feminist movement was starting. It started creating a lot of

possibilities for women. This was vastly different then when her mom grew up.

As Murdock (2005) points out stories are not created in isolation. Culture play significant

role in how the client interprets their story. The term used for this is cultural discourse or

dominate discourse. Helen has not complied with her cultural discourse she grew up, she

was staying home with her children. In her culture growing up a women must be more

and achieve what society says she should be. In this case a successful woman was one

that had a career outside the home.

In the article by Foroushani et. al. (2015) they made the observation that narrative therapy

helped woman decrease their depression and provided significant benefit to their mental

health. Watching the video, I can see that through questions, the reframing of her history

and the counselor comparing her story to her writing a play. You could see the hope in

doi:10.4103/2395-2296.163941

Murdock, N. (2005). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: a case approach.

Merrill/Prentice Hall.

c. Narrations not only organized the time but also gave meaning to the temporal experiences in a

way that peoples past memories were treated with the narrative therapy, their tolerance was

increased, and they built a new dreamy future for themselves.[18] In narrative therapy,

participants and the therapist are actually the editors of participant’s private biography. In other

words, editing participant’s private biography has an active role in treating them. In this way, a

person learns to help him or herself in removing his or her mental issues and tries it a lot.

1.

In line with Narrative Therapy techniques, describe how the

externalization so important in this session? How effective is it

3.

Discuss what the therapist might want to do in the next

session to continue achieving the goals of Narrative

Therapy.

At the beginning of the session Helen was visibly uneasy about the

session. She had a closed posture by crossing her legs, she shook her foot,

and fidgeted with her coffee mug. Helen eventually stated that she was

unsure about the therapeutic process and began asking questions. The LMHP

externalized Helen’s primary complaints by labeling it as “nagging

dissatisfaction”. He then began using used this term to ask probing questions

which assisted him in doing his assessment of Helen. Narrative therapy uses

awareness to alter the future for herself and her children. Jim used the

insight that he gains to transition into the second stage which is changing

interactional patterns (Jones & Butman, 2011, p. 373). He encouraged Helen

to develop new patterns that can alter her future. I believe that this occurred

at a good point in the session because Helen shifted her posture to appear

more vulnerable by closing her arms. She never appeared to relax during

the session, which I believe could cause problems with Helen meeting her

goals.

appropriate for her. It is likely that this style could be effective for Helen as

Great post! I agree with you that Helen looked very nervous. She even expressed herself by

saying that she didn’t know what to say and that she had never done this before, but that she was

more comfortable talking with a stranger. Jim did an excellent job in addressing her concerns.

He was calm and seemed to make her more comfortable. It seemed as if Helen was really able to

express herself during this session. Helen story is thin, and Jim is trying to make it a thick story

with more details. The therapist can also be seen as looking for a unique outcome from Helen. I

according to Murdock (2017), First it is the verbalization, reconceptualization, which allows the

client to distance themselves and lastly, new experiences.

Murdock, N. (2017). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: a case approach.

Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Hi Lisa,

Thank you for your post. I believe that you are correct in saying that he is using solution

focused techniques. I also believe that Jim’s use of re-writing the story was brilliant. He was

making the story of Helen’s life thicker by having her recount what has happened. I believe that

she can relate to story telling because she is a writer and this method resonated with her. You

pointed out that Jim kina lost the attention of Helen when he pointed out about the culture of

Murdock, N. (2017). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: a case approach.

Merrill/Prentice Hall.