Abstract

CARRIJO, Rafael Santos  and  RASERA, Emerson Fernando. Change in group psychotherapy: understandings from narrative therapy. Psicol. clin. [online]. 2010, vol.22, n.1, pp. 125-140. ISSN 0103-5665.

This case study aims to understand the change process of a person in group psychotherapy, from a narrative perspective. Participant observation and an analysis of the notes of twelve sessions of a short-term group allowed us to investigate episodes and therapeutic interventions that had contributed to the construction of a narrative in which the person self-described as more autonomous, surpassing the previous narrative saturated by the problem. It was observed that narrative resources such as, the identification of unique outcomes, externalizing the problem and the reinforcement of confrontational narratives have helped to construct new meanings through the creation of a dialogical space in the group context. In spite of the fertility of the use of narrative proposals in the group field, our reflections pointed out some challenges to be faced in this approach.

Keywords : group therapy; narrative therapy; change process; social construction.

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