Reading: Destabilizing chronic identities of depression and retirement (Madigan, 1999) – Sample

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by Stephen Madigan

The paper brings together the relational politic of narrative theory and practice considerations when working with persons living on psychiatric wards who have been professionally named and captured within destabilizing chronic identities. The paper features an example of therapeutic letter writing campaigns.

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Reading: Destabilizing Chronic Identities Madigan

Stephen Madigan’s paper discusses the relational politic between narrative therapy theory and practice. He writes about working with persons living on psychiatric wards who have been named by professional experts and captured within professionalized and destabilizing – chronic identities. The paper features an example of his unique practice creation known as therapeutic letter writing campaigns, as well as an ongoing look at the production, reproduction, and possible transformations of psychological culture within the organization of therapeutic life.

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