Feminist Therapy and Postmodern Approaches Term Paper

Total Length: 1662 words ( 6 double-spaced pages)

Total Sources: 1+

Page 1 of 6

A teen might be asked to tell their own story from the point-of-view of other people they know, looking at themselves from other viewpoints. These clients are freed to invent stories and play parts in that serve the purpose of providing a framework of meaning and direction for themselves. The stories are never singled out as "true" or "false," but a recognition that truth is complex and no one story can encompass all of the truth aids the client in seeing him or herself as a complex and meaningful role-player. And in that context, since one story may not be claimed to be the whole truth, no one story may not dominate a person's life. Life, to the client and narrator of these "stories" becomes an adventure in which trials are meant to be overcome and designed to prepare one for the future, rather than to defeat.

Stuck Writing Your "Feminist Therapy and Postmodern Approaches" Term Paper?

The religious story does not predominate, nor the secular, nor the horror story, nor the fairy tale; all are legitimate narratives of the client's life, and there is no "greatest story ever told," as Western tradition tries to claim......

Show More ⇣


     Open the full completed essay and source list


OR

     Order a one-of-a-kind custom essay on this topic


sample essay writing service

Cite This Resource:

Latest APA Format (6th edition)

Copy Reference
"Feminist Therapy And Postmodern Approaches" (2006, September 25) Retrieved May 12, 2024, from
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/feminist-therapy-postmodern-approaches-71828

Latest MLA Format (8th edition)

Copy Reference
"Feminist Therapy And Postmodern Approaches" 25 September 2006. Web.12 May. 2024. <
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/feminist-therapy-postmodern-approaches-71828>

Latest Chicago Format (16th edition)

Copy Reference
"Feminist Therapy And Postmodern Approaches", 25 September 2006, Accessed.12 May. 2024,
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/feminist-therapy-postmodern-approaches-71828