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The Person in Narrative Therapy: A Post-structural, Foucauldian Account (Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology)
Michael Guilfoyle
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Hardcover. This book argues that narrative practice does not have a coherent formulation of personhood in the way one finds in other fields, such as psychoanalysis and cognitive-behavioural therapy. It examines the post-structural principles that underpin narrative practice, which make available powerful conceptual tools for theorizing the person. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
This book argues that narrative practice does not have a coherent formulation of personhood in the way one finds in other fields, such as psychoanalysis and cognitive-behavioural therapy. It examines the post-structural principles that underpin narrative practice, which make available powerful conceptual tools for theorizing the person.
This book argues that narrative practice does not have a coherent formulation of personhood in the way one finds in other fields, such as psychoanalysis and cognitive-behavioural therapy. It examines the post-structural principles that underpin narrative practice, which make available powerful conceptual tools for theorizing the person.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137380548
SKU
V9781137380548
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About Michael Guilfoyle
Michael Guilfoyle is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor in Psychology at Rhodes University, South Africa. He has worked as a therapist for over 20 years, and has published in several international theoretical and therapeutic journals in the areas of narrative practice and post-structural thought.
Reviews for The Person in Narrative Therapy: A Post-structural, Foucauldian Account (Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology)
"Theorizing of this sort has gone underground for some time since White and Epston (1990) and White's publications in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This came to an abrupt end with Michael's death in 2008, soon after his far more practical 'Maps of Narrative Practice'(2007) was published. Guilfoyle has chosen to intellectually and clinically wrestle with matters that have ... Read more