Narrative-Based Practice in Health and Social Care - Conversations Inviting Change

This text outlines a vision of how witnessing narratives, paying attention to them, and developing an ability to question them creatively, can make the person's emerging story the central focus of health and social care, and of healing. Giving an account of the practical application of ideas and skills from contemporary narrative studies to health and social care, the book promotes narrative-based practice in everyday encounters with patients and clients, as well as supervision and management, and presents an established model of interactional skills. It is written for students and practitioners across a broad range of professions in primary and secondary health care, and social care.

List of contents

Introduction: narrative, health and social care
1. Narrative practitioners at work
2. Concepts: the "seven C's"
3. Narrative inquiry
4. What hinders narratives
5. Helping narratives to develop
6. Families
7. Mental Health
8. Supervision
9. Consultancy in the workplace
10. Training
Appendix: some teaching exercises

About the author

John Launer is Associate Dean at Health Education England, an Honorary Consultant at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, and Associate Editor of the Postgraduate Medical Journal.

Product details

• Authors: John Launer, John (Health Education England Launer, Launer John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2018
• EAN: 9781138714373
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71437-3
• No. of pages: 164
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / Physician & Patient, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Family & General Practice, Public health & preventive medicine, Medical Sociology, Personal and public health / health education