View individuals as experts of their own lives, give them a safe environment to truly

Reweaving narrative accounts in more palatable and coherent histories.

What does a narrative assessment begin with?

The non-dominant story, the story the client wants to tell.

A postmodern approach to exploring meaning by taking apart and examining taken-for-granted categories and assumptions, making possible newer and sounder constructions of meaning

Narrative therapy most commonly takes what form?

Externalizing The Problem, Social Constructivism, Deconstructive Questions, Mapping the Influence, Identifying Unique Outcomes, Enlisting a Witness

Sometimes referred to as "tunnel vision," The usual pessimistic and blaming accounts that clients bring to therapy, which are seen as helping keep them stuck.

What is the role of reinforcing the new story in Narrative Therapy

According to Narrative Therapists, what is the cause of behavior disorders?

The term for times when clients acted free of their problems, even if they were unaware of doing so. Narrative therapists identify unique outcomes as a way to help clients challenge negative views of themselves.

What is the goal of a "meaning question"?

Questions designed to explore the extent to which the problem has dominated the client versus how much he or she has been able to control it.