Narrative counseling in schools : powerful & brief /
Winslade, John.
Monk, Gerald,1954-
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press,
c1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is narrative counseling all about? We live through stories. A narrative counseling scenario -- Doing narrative counseling : a step-by-step guide. Starting assumptions. Attitudes to bring into the room. Specific narrative methods  -- Reworking reputations. The discourse of schooling. School descriptions.  The power of the teacher. Deficit discourse. Resistance -- Conversations with kids who are "in trouble". Stealing trouble. Trouble in the classroom. Combating abusive behavior. Truancy trouble. Enrolling a new student. Counseling and discipline -- Working in a narrative way with groups, classes, and even communities : beyond an exclusive focus on the individual. Seeking out a wider audience to the new story. Building communities of concern. Group work programs. Working with a whole class. Classroom lessons built on "interviewing the problem". Starting conversations with a school. Narrative climate in the school.
Educational counseling.
Storytelling
Interpersonal relations.