ERIC Number: EJ982909
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
The Hero(ine) on a Journey: A Postmodern Conceptual Framework for Social Work Practice
Dybicz, Phillip
Journal of Social Work Education, v48 n2 p267-283 Spr-Sum 2012
Narrative therapy, the strengths perspective, and solution-focused therapy are 3 prominent examples of social work practices heavily informed by social constructionism. Yet getting students from understanding theory to applying theory can often be challenging. This article offers a conceptual framework to aid students in the application of social constructionism and the theory of mimesis in the aforementioned 3 approaches. The "hero(ine) on a journey" is the framework offered for capturing the linguistic turn that informs postmodern practice: a focus on how narratives construct the identity of the client, how the client's efforts at reaching a preferred identity serve as the engine that drives change, and how these efforts arise from an endeavor at consciousness-raising.
Descriptors: Therapy, Social Work, Family Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Postmodernism, Guidelines, Teaching Methods, Theories, Personal Narratives, Self Concept, Consciousness Raising
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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