故事，一直在造就你的生活一九八○年代，兩位年輕家族治療師麥克．懷特與大衛．艾普斯頓，嘗試以嶄新思維和手法，克服傳統心理治療的僵化侷限。兩人決定合寫一本書，整理出這名為「敘事治療」的新療法的理論基礎與實作經驗，這便是於一九九○年問世的經典之作《故事．知識．權力：敘事治療的力量》。他們從法國後結構主義哲學家米歇爾．傅柯的思想與人類學等理論中汲取養分，為家族治療甚至整個心理治療界開創了一條新路。兩位作者相信，人的問題深具社會建構面向。必須把人的困境放在文化脈絡下思考，才能從結構性的捆縛中鬆綁。書中提出的第一個治療新觀念是「問題的外化」。只要把人和問題分開，就能釐清：是人被問題牽著鼻子走，還是人有能力想辦法解決問題？第二個新觀念，是文字可以靈活運用在治療上。透過撰寫各種充滿創意的信件、宣言、證書，能促成具有治療潛力的「故事」。他們把治療比喻為「說故事」與「重說故事」。透過述說、解構、再建構，寫下經過選擇的事件與意義，能激發來訪者為自己創造更有力量、更貼近渴望、更賦予未來希望的新版故事。在...

L'objectif de ce livre est de présenter la thérapie narrative et l'intérêt d'intégrer des méthodes autoethnographiques aux lecteurs. Par le biais de nombreuses histoires génératives, il ravive l'imagination des thérapeutes lassés des manuels, boîtes à outils et pratiques mécanistes.Il peut également servir d'outil util aux accompagnants, coachs et formateurs. En outre, il intéressera les professionnels qui souhaitent découvrir la thérapie narrative (et qui cherchent peut-être à l'a...

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