Narratives can include a myriad of platforms from which patients can express their accounts, including through pictorial representations, artwork, writing, communicating verbally, and ceremonies (Langer & Lietz, 2015). The social work student employed interventions from narrative therapy during individual and primary therapy sessions, were patients were asked to share their life stories with the group and the facilitator created pictorial timelines in conjunction to illustrate themes that emerged. For example, a patient’s timeline, who struggled with co-dependency issues, recognized they began using illegal substance after being assaulted and has since then turned to sex as another maladaptive coping mechanism. The facilitator worked with the patient, to identify their internal strengths and environmental resources to promote positive change. The social work student integrated writing exercises into primary therapy sessions that were grounded in narrative theory. For example, the patients documented their current and past struggles followed by sharing their stories
Narratives can include a myriad of platforms from which patients can express their accounts, including through pictorial representations, artwork, writing, communicating verbally, and ceremonies (Langer & Lietz, 2015). The social work student employed interventions from narrative therapy during individual and primary therapy sessions, were patients were asked to share their life stories with the group and the facilitator created pictorial timelines in conjunction to illustrate themes that emerged. For example, a patient’s timeline, who struggled with co-dependency issues, recognized they began using illegal substance after being assaulted and has since then turned to sex as another maladaptive coping mechanism. The facilitator worked with the patient, to identify their internal strengths and environmental resources to promote positive change. The social work student integrated writing exercises into primary therapy sessions that were grounded in narrative theory. For example, the patients documented their current and past struggles followed by sharing their stories