Title: Using Collective Knowledge in Narrative Family Therapy
Abstract: In this article we demonstrate a way of finding points of departure for re-authoring “alternative stories.” Our concept is that the multigenerational family of origin can be a rich resource of “collective knowledge” (Kerr & Bowen, 1988; McGoldrick & Gerson, 1985). Collective knowledge (Epston, 1999) is knowledge we gather from a group of people (Denborough, 2010, 2012). We propose expanding these practices to include using collective knowledge from multiple generations of the family experience. In our therapeutic conversations we collect ideas from the histories of multiple generations within a family. Embedded in these histories are stories of how to deal with difficulties that bear resemblance to those confronted by the client. This collective knowledge can help people gain ideas of how to deal with their own difficulties (Nelson, 1995; Ungar, 2006).
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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