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标题：STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: NARRATIVE PRACTICES IN SUPPORT OF FRONTLINE COMMUNITY WORK WITH HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE USE
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作者：Brian Dean Williams ; Barbara Baumgartner
期刊名称：International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies
电子版ISSN：1920-7298
出版年度：2014
卷号：5
期号：2
页码：240-257
语种：English
出版社：University of Victoria
摘要：In the context of starting a Housing First Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, the authors describe their use of Narrative Therapy and Narrative Practices while working alongside individuals facing problems with homelessness, mental health challenges, and substance use. As many front line community workers responding to such problems are not trained counsellors, the authors provide an overview to Narrative Therapy, its key concepts, and how workers might use Narrative Practices as a non-expert, anti-oppressive, and social justice response. To illustrate the concepts and how they translate into everyday conversations with workers, Roy, a participant of the ACT program, shares his story of resistance to the influences of stigma and substances. Roy also offers a reflection on this paper. Practice questions are suggested to support alternative story development, and the relevance for child, youth, and family work is suggested.
关键词：narrative therapy; narrative practices; housing first; assertive community treatment; ACT; substance use; addictions; mental illness; mental health; homelessness