Reflective Narrative Reflection Paper

This paper will recount the development and history of narrative therapy and provide a brief background assessment on the founders and significant contributors to the postmodern approach of Narrative Therapy. The role of the therapist, the theory of change, the target of intervention, the assessment from this approach, and what the approach says about normalcy, health, and pathology will be presented. It will also discuss how narrative therapy might work with and be sensitive to the cultural and diversity factors and give some examples of intervention from this approach. It will then discus the case using concepts and ideas from narrative therapy and the application of the essential ideas of the narrative therapy in the case and, where appropriate,

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I grew up in California where both of my parents were involved with gangs and drugs by the time they were in middle school. They grew up like this, getting involved with the wrong people, getting into fights for dumb reasons, even getting in trouble with the authorities. Of course, that was normal for them because they were surrounded by it through friends and family. They continued to live that life style even when they met each other at the ages of 18 and 23. They didn't like each other at first, but they eventually started dating. My mom ended up getting pregnant later that year and tried to take a break from all of it, but my dad didn't stop and that caused some tension and arguing between them.

Have you ever had something you were “super passionate” about be stripped away from you? Roughly one and a half years ago I started my sophomore year of lacrosse. The lineup of students on the lacrosse team this year promised us a spot in the championship. Throughout fall practices, the majority of the sophomore class played amongst the varsity team. As the season ramped up in the spring, we waited for our first game against Saint John Paul’s Christian Academy. First game of the year, we enveloped ourselves into the game and became one as a team. Running downfield with a clear, open shot on the goal “whoosh” I shot the ball bottom right, a bare miss. Suddenly “crash” I was hit from both sides and struggled to stay standing. As I came to my

My thoughts are just consisting of light, a mixture of yellow and white but so pure and I don’t see no evil whatsoever; not consisting of any bad thing which I am grateful about. I see myself, and only me in a land and something is puffing me up and by that I see such tiny stars or crystals coming right at me putting forth unlimited joy and grace into me which will enable me to be happy and giggly no matter how crazy and maddening a situation will be.

It all started in the year 2010 and only at the age of 10, when I was in the 4th grade and was attending Pine Meadow Elementary School my English teacher said that we were going to have a spelling bee. I did not think that I had to study for the spelling bee even though she gave us a list of some of the words that were that were going to be in the spelling bee, and the teacher said that all the students have to be in the spelling bee. The night before the spelling bee was going to happen I was not nervous about it, and did not study any of the words that were on the list because I thought that they were not that hard to spell. Also because I thought that I was one of the smartest in my class so I was going

I felt really connected to your experience after reading your personal narrative essay. I could relate to your essay because I suffered a lost in my family too. When I was really young, my grandma passed away suddenly and my time with her was cut short significantly. So, reading your personal narrative essay made me reminisce back to the day I found out she died. Similarly, just like you I went through a wave of emotions consisting of shock, grief, and acceptance. I'm sorry for your loss and I can't imagine the full extent of what you went through.

In March, I found out the one of the worst things a teenager could hear; my parents were getting a divorce. How was I supposed to handle that information. The two people who came second in my life next to God, the two people that promised they would always be together, were now ripping our family into two broken halves; instead of one solid whole. Most people might pray to God, and ask him for healing but how could I; God was supposed to protect our family, and he let us fall apart.

Children with Autism spectrum disorders can benefit greatly from narrative therapy. It can help reduce psychological distress, improve their social and narrative skills, as well as help them find ways to manage their symptoms. Cashin, Browne, Bradbury, & Mulder (2013) explored the effects that narrative therapy can have on children with Autism ages ten to sixteen. The parent-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was the primary outcome measure. They also measured their psychological distress, The Beck Hopelessness Scale and the salivary cortisol:DHEA ratio (which can determine a person’s stress levels) before and after a structured narrative therapy. The children

I became interested in English literature and writing when I took two Advanced Placement English classes in high school. Subsequently as an undergraduate student I have taken a variety of English courses that have challenged the conventional approaches I used to explicate and understand texts. Initially I struggled with writing assignments because I had been programmed since high school to follow a formulaic method of writing. It was through Professor Emma’s Stapely’s course on American Literature that I first learned that there are multiple approaches one can take in order to make sense of a text, such as through attention to visual economy. I also learned that when interpreting a text one is not restricted to a single understanding, but that

Reflective Practice (RP) is a concept embedded nowadays in most of the educational and healthcare professional curriculums in UK, but it is much more developed and almost mandatory in nursing than in any other field (Hebert, Finlay 2008, GMC, NMC, Wilson 1996). This trend is based not only on learning theories, professional requirements and patient expectation but also for the numerous benefits that have been described such as enhancing the competence of self-directed lifelong learning, professional development and critical thinking among others. This beside of some drawbacks that have been highlighted (tsingos).

I remember the fall of 2007. On that specific autumn morning it was “take your child to work” day at my dad’s workplace in a retirement home. My father walked my younger sister and me around the gargantuan, sterile white building, introducing us to the elderly residents and workers, holding our hands as we shyly waved with a meek “Hi,”. I distinctly remember meeting one lady that stood out among the others: one of the laundry maids, Caroline. Caroline was, in a word, great. In several words, she was about 21, excited, sweet, and hilarious. Moreover, she spoke with a foreign and strange new accent that very appealing to my eight year old ears. On our way home, I specifically remember mentioning to my dad that she was easily my favorite of all the people I met. Several months later, she and my father were married.

According to Winek (2010) narrative family therapy has several interventions that are used. Listening to the family and showing interested in getting to know the members of the family as people and in making sure that the problem does not trick us into mistaking them for it (Metcalf, 2011). Questions are used as a way generate experience rather than to gather information. Asking questions can lead to separating “person” from “problem”, identifying preferred directions, and creating alternative stories to support these directions. Externalization is a process of separating the person from identifying with the problem. “The person is not the problem; the problem is the problem.” Externalizing conversations can lead clients in recognizing times

I am a strong reader/writer learning style which I use to my advantage. I value developing my knowledge and skills through research of information and resource which will further develop me as an occupational therapist. While I currently reflect though thought on my experiences at the end of the day, I feel I would benefit from journaling. I will aspire to make the use of reflective journaling a stronger focus for my placement in order to improve my professional practice.

August 2003, at 0600 in As Sadiyah, Iraq. My unit Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, was preparing for a logistical convoy to Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Al Mugadaiyah, Iraq that was 35 miles away. It was 110 degrees as we loaded the weapons, conducted radio checks, and prepared to leave our FOB we received an emergency call requesting assistance. As we came across a bridge that we crossed almost daily, there was a hole the size of a door on the right side, scorch marks from the explosion. When we pulled into the area of hostile contact, there was four High Mobility Multipurpose Military Vehicle (HMMWV). Laying on the ground outside one vehicle was a young Soldier, as I approached as the Medic