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

by John Launer

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138714372
• ISBN13: 9781138714373
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"