This collection of articles from constructivist, narrative and social constructionist theorists and therapists describes alternatives to dia gnoses and treatment that humanize the assessment process and allow fo r therapeutic change. This book focuses on the question of how psycho therapists can think of human distress in a way that gives direction t o the course of therapy without stigmatizing or pathologizing their cl ients. The approaches in this volume emphasize the personal and socia l processes of language and meaning making in creating and resolving p roblems. The authors focus on such techniques as the experiential exp loration of the client's tacit processes of self-construction and the deconstruction of oppressive cultural discourses. The result is a boo k that explores the relevance of postmodern clinical theory and fleshe s out emerging alternatives to diagnosis that are more personally viab le, contextually sensitive, and ethically defensible.

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