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Michael White as Teacher,Mentor Friend: Considering Claims of Guru‐ism |
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| Authors: | Marilyn O'Neill |
| Institution: | Counsellor/Family and Couple Therapist in Private Practice, Sydney, Australia |
| Abstract: | A reflection written on the 20th anniversary of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy and around the first anniversary of the death of its first editor and respected Narrative therapist, author and theorist Michael White. This article reviews the influence of Michael White on the work and life of the author. In this reflection, it reviews some of the significant features of Michael White's teaching, which allows a consideration of claims of ‘guru‐ism’ occasionally related to Michael White's work. |
| Keywords: | Michael White narrative therapy postmodernism mental illness decontructed conversational process scaffolding conversations re‐authoring trauma positive failure distress re‐membrane legacy guru |