This was beneficial for me to reflect on as it was not the only time throughout the interview that I found myself pushing forward before Marria was ready. I think that some of this is related to my more used practice styles, and my old ways of conducting client sessions, because this is what feels comfortable. I am used to conducting brief-therapy in a front-line setting where a main component of my job is crisis management and therefore, things have to happen quickly. I am a problem-solver by nature, and conducting this interview and having to slow my pace down—loiter with intent—challenged me both during the interview and throughout this reflection to shift my perspective.
Narrative Therapy: Slipping Back into Old Habits Something I have struggled with throughout my time in this class is to leave my other practice styles at the door, and commit myself fully to the narrative style. I often function from a strengths-based perspective, and gravitate towards solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). I have come to understand that my reliance on this practice theory is centered on the fact that a majority of my field experience has been in shelter and group homes stings as a front-line worker, and in these roles the focus is on putting out the daily fires that cause a crisis. Because I …show more content…
These events shape who we are and the way we tell—or do not tell—our stories are impacted by social constructs and discourses. From my perspective, narrative therapy operates from a place of guiding people in the telling of their stories and assisting people to move outside of their problem storylines. At its core, narrative therapy is a way of life, a way of interacting and creating a dialogue with people, and I have come to understand that although I maybe not be in a position to utilize it to its fullest potential at this time, there are ways I can incorporate it into my
Narrative Therapy: Slipping Back into Old Habits Something I have struggled with throughout my time in this class is to leave my other practice styles at the door, and commit myself fully to the narrative style. I often function from a strengths-based perspective, and gravitate towards solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). I have come to understand that my reliance on this practice theory is centered on the fact that a majority of my field experience has been in shelter and group homes stings as a front-line worker, and in these roles the focus is on putting out the daily fires that cause a crisis. Because I …show more content…
These events shape who we are and the way we tell—or do not tell—our stories are impacted by social constructs and discourses. From my perspective, narrative therapy operates from a place of guiding people in the telling of their stories and assisting people to move outside of their problem storylines. At its core, narrative therapy is a way of life, a way of interacting and creating a dialogue with people, and I have come to understand that although I maybe not be in a position to utilize it to its fullest potential at this time, there are ways I can incorporate it into my