Narrative Therapy with Special Populations
CMN5208.01
Course Description
Summary
Students will learn to adapt narrative therapy principles to meet the needs of clients from various backgrounds, including marginalized communities, individuals with chronic illness, trauma survivors, and those with unique identity experiences (e.g., LGBTQ+ clients, refugees, and individuals with disabilities), addressing the intersections of culture, identity, and personal narrative. Through case studies, experiential learning, and reflective practice, students will develop the skills to support clients in reclaiming and reshaping their stories, fostering empowerment, and resisting oppressive narratives.
Learning Outcomes
- • Adapt narrative therapy techniques to effectively support clients from special populations, including those experiencing marginalization, chronic illness, and complex trauma, utilizing narrative therapy to foster resilience, healing, and personal growth in clients dealing with stigmatized or marginalized identities.
- • Integrate an understanding of cultural, social, and systemic factors that shape clients' narratives and address power imbalances in therapeutic practice, critically examining the impact of identity, intersectionality, and social injustice on client narratives and incorporate these insights into therapeutic interventions.
- • Demonstrate ethical sensitivity and cultural competence when working with special populations in the narrative therapy process.