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Narrative Therapy with Young People: An Introduction to Concepts and Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Roger Lowe
Roger Lowe*
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology
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School of Social Science, Queensland University of Technology, Beams Rd, Carseldine, Qld 4034, Ph: (07) 3864 4550, Fax: (07) 3864 4995, Email: r.lowe@qut.edu.au
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Abstract

This paper introduces the major concepts and practices of narrative therapy in work with children and adolescents. Drawing on archaeological and narrative metaphors, the principal concepts of externalizing conversations and reauthoring are explained. These concepts are used to derive the main tools of narrative therapy, the formulation of different types and sequences of questions. Two problem areas are used to provide extended examples of a narrative orientation with young people: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and young people's struggles with parents over issues of adolescence. Prospects for the relationship between narrative therapy and psychology are discussed.

Keywords

ADHDadolescencechildrennarrative therapyparentssocial construction
Type
Research Article
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 14 , Special Issue 2: Alternative Therapies , November 1997 , pp. 2 - 14
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1997

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