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Title The pen and the couch: possibilities for creative writing and narrative therapy in South Africa
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10160
Date 2008
Author(s) Vaandrager, Cornelis; Pieterse, Henning
Contributor(s) cornelis.vaandrager@up.ac.za
Abstract This paper deals with the link between narrative therapy, a post-modern, discourse-based therapy with its focus on re-storying life experiences thereby extracting the positive, and creative writing and the possible applications of said link in the South African context. The discussion explores the background and central concepts of narrative therapy and creative writing, suggesting possible applications of some international and South African narrative therapy/creative writing partnership examples and their positive outcomes to the South African milieu. The paper specifically looks at the partnership in relation to persons living with HIV/AIDS and offenders in correctional facilities in South Africa.
Subject(s) HIV/AIDS; Discourse-based therapy; Narrative therapy; Creative writing -- Therapeutic use; AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment -- South Africa; Prisoners -- Mental health services -- South Africa; Life change events -- Psychological aspects
Language en
Publisher Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg
Type of publication Article
Rights Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg
Identifier Vaandrager, C & Pieterse, H 2008, 'The pen and the couch: possibilities for creative writing and narrative therapy in South Africa', The Social Work Practitioner-Researcher, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 1-16.; 1011-2324
Repository Pretoria - University of Pretoria, UPSpace
Added to C-A: 2009-07-28;09:20:13