This Journal includes a heartfelt collection of papers which explores many different ways of talking about living and working with issues of disability. Powerful expressions of the experience and politics of disability sit alongside practical examples of ways of working.
This issue contains papers around a number of themes, first of all ‘Psychiatry and narrative ideas’. We’re pleased to include here the first of a series of papers by psychiatrist SuEllen Hamkins in which she explores the use of narrative practices within her psychiatric practice. This paper follows on from the formation of a group of psychiatrists who are interested in narrative ideas, which occurred in Oaxaca, Mexico at the 6th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference. The second paper in this issue, also by a psychiatrist, Nacho Maldonaldo,... More info
Interested in learning or teaching narrative therapy practice? This special issue is a response to the many requests we receive for examples of ‘teaching exercises’ related to narrative therapy. These requests come not only from teachers but also from practitioners who are wanting further ways of improving their skills and/or ways of exploring narrative practices with colleagues. This issue includes exercises from Russia, USA, Australia and Canada. The journal also includes a lead paper, ‘Turning the spotlight back on the normalizing gaze’, by Jane Hutton and Kate Knapp. This is... More info
This edition emerged from a desire to explore new ways of thinking about education and schooling. The articles included raise a variety of challenging questions and provide some practical and exciting possibilities for action. Questions considered include: Given that schooling plays such a large role in the lives of children and their parents, what implications does an understanding of the dynamics of educational practice have for therapists, counsellors and social workers in their work with families? What are the effects of current practices on individual children, on parents, families, and... More info
