Unravelling Trauma and Weaving Resilience with Systemic and Narrative Therapy: Playful Collaborations with Children, Families and Networks

Unravelling Trauma and Weaving Resilience with Systemic and Narrative Therapy is an innovative book that combines systemic, narrative, and dialogical theoretical frameworks with clinical examples to help children, families, and their networks deconstruct their experienced difficulties and create more hopeful stories and alternative ways of relating to one another through a sense of play. Vermeire advocates for serious playfulness as a way of directly addressing trauma and its effects, and puppetry, artwork, interviews, and theatre play are used to weave networks of resilience in ever-widening circles. This approach is informed by the awareness that individual problems are always to be seen as relational, social, and political.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 238 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Unravelling Trauma and Weaving Resilience with Systemic and Narrative Therapy is a groundbreaking book that delves into innovative approaches for clinicians to engage children, families, and their networks in creative and collaborative relationships, aimed at eliciting positive change within the context of trauma and violence. By integrating systemic, narrative, and dialogical theoretical frameworks with clinical examples, this comprehensive volume specifically focuses on therapeutic conversations that can assist children and those involved with them in deconstructing their experienced difficulties and crafting more hopeful stories and alternative ways of relating to one another through a sense of play.

Author Vermeire advocates for the significance of serious playfulness as a direct means of addressing trauma and its effects, as well as exploring 'trauma-sensitive side paths.' To achieve this, a range of creative tools such as puppetry, artwork, interviews, and theatre play are employed to weave networks of resilience in ever-widening circles. This approach is guided by the understanding that individual problems are always relational, social, and political, and thus requires a holistic and systemic approach.

This book holds immense value for therapists and social workers who specialize in working with traumatized children and their multi-stressed families. It provides valuable insights, practical strategies, and case studies that can enhance their ability to support and empower these vulnerable individuals and communities. By embracing the power of systemic and narrative therapy, clinicians can foster resilience, promote healing, and help individuals and families overcome the challenges posed by trauma and violence.

Weight: 398g
Dimension: 155 x 233 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367766382