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Narrative and Cultural Humility examines the collision of cultures as Josselson taught group therapy to Chinese therapists over the course of 10 years. Her time in China led to lessons on the need for cultural humility in trying to narrate both her own experience and the experiences of her students.
List of contents
- 1. Narrative and Foundational Assumptions
- 2. Western Psychotherapy in an Eastern Context
- 3. There is No Sex in China - and Other Misunderstandings
- 4. Alice in Wonderland
- 5. Robin - My Gateway, Guide, Ears and Voice in China
- 6. Chinese Psychotherapy Patients
- 7. Group Therapy and Healing in China
- 8. The Dilemmas of Training, Trauma and Culture
- 9. The Political is Personal
- 10. Lessons in Supervision
- 11. The Good Witch
- 12. Beyond Dependency
- 13. The Good Witch Tries to Say Goodbye
- 14. Reflections on Narrative and Cultural Humility
About the author
Ruthellen Josselson, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology at the Fielding Graduate University and was formerly a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a visiting professor at Harvard University. She is a co-Director of the Yalom Institute of Psychotherapy, a Fellow of the A.K. Rice Institute, and has led and supervised numerous therapy groups as well as directing many group relations conferences. She presented a Special Institute at the American Group Psychotherapy annual meeting on "How People Create One Another in Groups." She has received three awards from the American Psychological Association: The Henry A. Murray Award, the Theodore R. Sarbin Award, and the Distinguished Contributions to Qualitative Inquiry Award. She is the founding and current editor of the APA Journal, Qualitative Psychology and the author of many books and articles on narrative approaches to psychology.
Summary
Narrative and Cultural Humility examines the collision of cultures as Josselson taught group therapy to Chinese therapists over the course of 10 years. Her time in China led to lessons on the need for cultural humility in trying to narrate both her own experience and the experiences of her students.
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Narrative and Cultural Humility is an adventure story - and is any adventure more alluring than probing the depths of the human mind? In evocative, engaging prose, Josselson details the challenges of encountering the complexities of a widely different culture and inviting people to reflect on themselves. We can easily identify with her as she tries to find her way through the maze of interpersonal challenges. This highly readable exploration of teaching and practicing group therapy in the Chinese context will be illuminating to therapists in our own culture. We come away pondering the assumptions we make when we endeavor to know another person."-Irvin D. Yalom, author of Becoming Myself and A Matter of Death and Life
