Narrative Theory and Victims of Domestic Violence Elena Murphy San Francisco State University Abstract This paper examines online publications on narrative theory and therapy with domestic violence victims. It explores the history of narrative theory as well as what assumptions are made about individual and family clients when using the theory. The paper reviews the techniques that are used in narrative theory and then applies these techniques to a case study involving a victim of
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The Major Pitfalls (Historical and Current) Associated with Using Psychological Measures in the Multicultural South African Context Alaina Kamille Govender University of Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa is deeply embedded in the roots of its past and so it inevitable that psychological assessment today would be greatly influenced by the history of our country. Foxcroft (1997) argued that there is a grave importance to understand the impact that South Africa’s past apartheid policies have had on the development
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MODERN SOCIAL WORK THEORY Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface to the Third Edition A Note on Terminology xiii xiv xv xviii PART 1 Thinking about social work theory 1 The Construction of Social Work Theory What this chapter is about MAIN POINTS Practice and practice theories Practice and other theory The social construction of welfare and social work Are there paradigms of social work? Is social work theory ‘modern’ or ‘postmodern’? Arenas of social work construction The social
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The world has been undergoing great changes in different spheres of life just in the past several decades. One of the most amazing and quick changes seems to be happening within the institution of the family. I have a special interest in this topic‚ as soon as I witness the radical change going on literally before my eyes: my home country‚ which was a country with traditional society‚ after the collapse of the Soviet Union went and is still going through the process of transformation‚ which introduces
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E & Slovik‚ I.S. (1992). Owning one’s epistemological stance in therapy Hoffman‚ L. (1985). Beyond Power and control: Towards a “Second order” family systems therapy Hoffman‚ L. (1992). A reflexive stance for family therapy. In McNamee‚ S.‚ and Gergen‚ K.J. (Eds)‚ Therapy as a social construction (pp7-24) Minuchin‚ S. (1974). Families and family therapies. London: Tavistock. Reber‚E.S.‚ & Reber‚ A.S. (2001). Dictionary of Psychology (3rd ed). Penguin books. p. 601 Rooney‚ K Watzlawick‚ P.‚ Weakland
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Clinical Psychology‚ December 2004 Foa‚ E.B.‚ & Kozak‚ M.J. (1997). Beyond the efficacy ceiling? Cognitive behavior therapy in search of theory. Behavior Therapy‚ 28‚ 601– 612. Gallup‚ G.G.‚ Jr. (1970). Chimpanzees: Self-recognition. Science‚ 167‚ 86–87. Gergen‚ K. (2001). Psychological science in a postmodern context. American Psychologist‚ 56‚ 803–813. Haggbloom‚ S.J.‚ Warnick‚ R.‚ Warnick‚ J.E.‚ Jones‚ V.K.‚ Yarbrough‚ G.L.‚ Russell‚ T.M.‚ Borecky‚ C.M.‚ et al. (2002). The 100 most eminent psychologists
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Introduction In this paper I review the literature on impression Management to determine if there are substantial gender differences in the employment of impression management tactics in organizational contexts. Based on a social roles theory perspective (Eagly‚ 1987)‚ examines use of impression management tactics in organizational settings for gender differences in behavior. We expected that men and women would generally report using impression management tactics consistent with gender role expectations
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failures as downward spirals. In: Administrative Science Quarterly‚ Vol. 33‚ pp. 1-23 Hannan‚ M. J./Freeman‚ J. (1984): Structural inertia and organizational change. In: American Sociologial Review‚ Vol. 49‚ pp. 149-164 Hosking‚ D. M./Dachler‚ H. P./Gergen/K. (Eds.) (1995): Management and organization: Relational alternatives to individualism‚ Aldershot: Avebury House‚ R./Rousseau‚ D. M./Thomas-Hunt‚ M. (1995): The meso-paradigm: A framework for the integration of micro and macro organizational behavior
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Evaluate explanations of institutional aggression (16 marks) Strengths In Irwin and Cressey (1962) study they don’t look at inmates having one value. They look at the subcultures within prison. This shows the nature of the inmates as well as how they were brought up and accept other values. This is also supported by Blomberg & Lucken (2000) study on inmates. However you could counter this point by saying its reductionist because it reduces down behaviour to measurable units. Weaknesses
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International Gestalt Journal 2002‚ 25/1‚ 15-34 Gary Yontef The Relational Attitude in Gestalt Therapy Theory and Practice Abstract: Gestalt therapy theory is relational in its core‚ although some talk and practice of gestalt therapy is not consistent with the principles. This paper reviews core relational philosophical principles of gestalt therapy: existential phenomenology‚ field theory‚ and dialogic existentialism. The implications for practice are explored. Practices and attitudes about gestalt
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