The Hero(ine) on a Journey: A Postmodern Conceptual Framework for Social Work Practice. Dybicz, P. Journal of Social Work Education, 48(2):267--283, 2012.
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Narrative therapy, the strengths perspective, and solution-focused therapy are 3 prominent examples of social work practices heavily informed by social constructionism. Yet getting students from understanding theory to applying theory can often be challenging. This article offers a conceptual framework to aid students in the application of social constructionism and the theory of mimesis in the aforementioned 3 approaches. The "hero(ine) on a journey" is the framework offered for capturing the linguistic turn that informs postmodern practice: a focus on how narratives construct the identity of the client, how the client's efforts at reaching a preferred identity serve as the engine that drives change, and how these efforts arise from an endeavor at consciousness-raising.
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  title = {The {Hero}(ine) on a {Journey}: {A} {Postmodern} {Conceptual} {Framework} for {Social} {Work} {Practice}},
  volume = {48},
  issn = {10437797},
  shorttitle = {The {Hero}(ine) on a {Journey}},
  url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=79189355&site=ehost-live},
  doi = {10.5175/JSWE.2012.201000057},
  abstract = {Narrative therapy, the strengths perspective, and solution-focused therapy are 3 prominent examples of social work practices heavily informed by social constructionism. Yet getting students from understanding theory to applying theory can often be challenging. This article offers a conceptual framework to aid students in the application of social constructionism and the theory of mimesis in the aforementioned 3 approaches. The "hero(ine) on a journey" is the framework offered for capturing the linguistic turn that informs postmodern practice: a focus on how narratives construct the identity of the client, how the client's efforts at reaching a preferred identity serve as the engine that drives change, and how these efforts arise from an endeavor at consciousness-raising.},
  number = {2},
  urldate = {2015-09-25TZ},
  journal = {Journal of Social Work Education},
  author = {Dybicz, Phillip},
  year = {2012},
  keywords = {ATTITUDE (Psychology), BEHAVIOR modification, CLIENT relations, CONCEPTUAL structures (Information theory), CONSCIOUSNESS, GOAL (Psychology), GROUP identity, HELP-seeking behavior, NARRATIVES, POSTMODERNISM (Philosophy), PROBLEM solving, PROFESSIONAL practice, REWARD (Psychology), SELF-efficacy, SOCIAL services, SOCIAL workers, STUDENTS, THEORY \& practice},
  pages = {267--283}
}

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