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APT010 NarrativeApproaches-DeePrestonDillonPhD
APT010 NarrativeApproaches-DeePrestonDillonPhD
• To introduce
narrative
approaches for
sand therapy
• To demonstrate a
poetic stance for
cultural
amplification
Objectives
• To describe narrative techniques appropriate for sand
therapy
“What part of our agenda steals integrity away from the client?”
2) Voice: What is the role of attitude and language? How do we give primacy
to the client’s voice when alienated? How does the practice of cultural
amplification bridge voice, image, and story?
Layers of meaning . . .
• The Story told by the client
Narrative
Engagement
• Invitation dialogue
• Story told
• Story reclaimed
• Validation
Role of the Clinician
Metaphor Mirror Amplify Collaborate
Return to World
Return to Reflective
• Social-cultural-political
action Practice
• Community witness
Dee Preston-Dillon, Ph. D.©
The power of
narrative therapy rests
in the unfolding story
______________________________________________
The power of
symbols in sand
rests in the non-
verbal
representations of
experience
Through Poetic Understanding, We . . .
To co-construct an alternative
healing narrative.
• What was
Externalized?
Amplification in story
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