Narrative counseling in schools : powerful & brief / John Winslade, Gerald Monk.

Author/creator Winslade, John
Other author Monk, Gerald, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©1999.
Descriptionx, 133 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPractical skills for counselors
Practical skills for counselors. ^A387552
Contents What is narrative counseling all about? We live through stories. A narrative counseling scenario -- Doing narrative counseling : a step-by-step guide. Starting assumptions. Attitudes to bring into the room. Specific narrative methods -- Reworking reputations. The discourse of schooling. School descriptions. The power of the teacher. Deficit discourse. Resistance -- Conversations with kids who are "in trouble". Stealing trouble. Trouble in the classroom. Combating abusive behavior. Truancy trouble. Enrolling a new student. Counseling and discipline -- Working in a narrative way with groups, classes, and even communities : beyond an exclusive focus on the individual. Seeking out a wider audience to the new story. Building communities of concern. Group work programs. Working with a whole class. Classroom lessons built on "interviewing the problem". Starting conversations with a school. Narrative climate in the school.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 125-127) and index.
LCCN 98025351
ISBN0803966237 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0803966172 (pbk. : acid-free paper)