Abstract
This paper applies narrative therapy to the counseling of two clients. The paper begins by describing the therapeutic approach of narrative therapy. Then the paper demonstrates how narrative therapy was used in the case of an 11-year old boy and a 14-year old boy.

From the Paper
"Narrative therapy is based on the fundamental belief that people can engage in a constant process of re-authoring the stories of their lives. By recognizing that their choice of appropriate language can enable them to reshape their consciousness and understand..."

Tags:narrative therapy, externalizing, co-construction, alternative stories, stories

Abstract
The paper discusses narrative therapy, which is considered a post-modern therapy and mental health treatment that seeks to gain the cooperation and insight of the patient himself. The paper applies narrative therapy to an anorexic patient to illustrate how this therapy can be utilized in the patient's recovery.

Outline:
Narrative Therapy Overview
Characteristics
Narrative Perspectives
Narrative Concerns
Narrative Therapy in the Future
Narrative Therapy in Application

From the Paper
"Narrative therapy can be considered a post-modern therapy and mental health treatment that seeks to gain the cooperation and insight of the patient him or herself. It consists of the integration of individuals' expressions of their unique experiences in life, an account of the individuals' interpretive processes about those experiences, and in relating these unique experience sets to both the culture background of the individual and the treatment plan (Bull, Dettinger, Detwiler, Petersen & Propst, 2005, paras.1-12). It is the counselor's or therapist's duty to reconcile these experiences and, most importantly, the individual's interpretive perception of them, with the particular mental affectation that is manifesting itself."

Tags:conversation, dialogue, experiences, behavior, modification

Abstract
This paper is an interpretive essay presenting the concepts of narrative therapy that occur in Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Rick Bragg's book, "All Over But the Shoutin". The paper explains that the book is considered as a therapeutic narrative of autobiographical memory and looks at how the concept of "re-authoring" applies.

From the Paper
"In Narrative Therapy people re-author their lives or story by defining their own existence, thereby constructing reality by choices made to give meaning to a life. This type of therapy may be viewed as a protest against the socially imposed dominant narrative and a means of making sense of a lived experience. People can be seen as problems or as stories that allow multiple possibilities. Award winning writer Rick Bragg uses the concepts of narrative therapy in his book "All Over But the Shoutin", turning it into a therapeutic narrative...

Tags:Narrative, Therapy, Bragg, Autobiographical, Memory, Therapeutic, Re-authoring

Abstract
This paper presents a dental case study.

From the Paper
'For this case, the client is a Hispanic female patient, age ... years who is single and lives with her two older children. She presented with the chief complaint 'My gums and teeth are hurting'. The patient has a history of type ... diabetes, hepatitis C and a pacemaker. She is allergic to clindamycin. Examination of her teeth revealed that intraorally she has a white patch leukoplakia that has not been biopsied. The patient also presented with high blood pressure and was therefore required to receive a consultation..."

Tags:Dental, Case, Study

Abstract
This paper addresses a nursing case study.

From the Paper
"A -year-old boy lying supine, kg, eyes are closed, not see any obvious chest rise and fall, skin is pale, wheeled into the trauma room. What should be done now? Expose the patient's chest and evaluate breathing. Assess upper airway to determine patency and use maneuvers to establish airway such as chin lift or jaw thrust with awareness of possible C-spine injury. The airway is clear. What should be done now? Insert oral oropharyngeal airway. Use a tongue blade and depress the..."

Tags:nursing, case, study

Abstract
This paper is a response to the AcuScan case study, identifying where assumptions and fallacies took place and recommending alternatives. The paper includes an executive summary.

From the Paper
"The situation at AcuScan is exacerbated by the fact that the principals involved are all making unwarranted assumptions. The first assumption by Cliff O'Connor in the Scanner Weekly is that AcuScan will continue to take the market by storm in the coming year, a rather optimistic assumption considering that the budget cuts and layoffs have still not brought revenues in line with costs and sales and service are slipping. In his memo to department heads, Cliff states that he is confident the company will recapture..."

Tags:AcuScan, case study, communication, assumption

Abstract
The paper relates that the family consists of a mother, father, two female children and two male children. The paper further relates that two of the children, one male and one female, are teenagers, while the other two children are in their twenties. The paper reveals that these are two sets of twins. The paper describes how all children still live in the home, with the teenage children attending high school and the adult children attending college.

Tags:gestalt, psychodynamic, therapy

Abstract
The paper discusses how narrative therapy was developed by, among others, Dr. White in the 1950s, and has been found especially useful in helping overcome verbal limitations of autism, as well as developing bridges for those whose English language is limited and who may not be able to fully express themselves.

From the Paper
"We live in a stressful world. Many lives are more fragile- or at least detected as such. Therefore, more and more diverse types of therapy are utilized. Some work, some do not. Some provide permanent relief; some, only temporary easement of anguish and mental health problems. Narrative therapy is one aspect of trying to ease some pain that has seen beneficial and inconclusive results. Narrative therapy is a good way to externalize problems: "When the problem becomes an entity that is separate from the person, and when people are not tied to... negative 'certainties' about their lives, new options for...""

Tags:therapy, asperger's syndrome, mental health

Abstract
This paper relates that, in this case study, a Human Resources employee who several errors in the recruiting and hiring process. The author considers what went wrong. The paper offers options, alternatives and the best alternative.

From the Paper
"Due to a breakdown in the hiring process, there are varieties of problems associated with the documentation relating to fifteen individuals to whom offers of employment have been made. Due to a lack of coordination between the company's recruiter and other employees, there is no training facility reserved for the new hire orientation process. Dick Schaaf in "Training" explains that the Americans with Disabilities Act adds a layer of complexity to the selection of off site locations for business meeting. Schaaf writes that facilities selected must be

Tags:hr, human resources, errors, case analysis, problem identification, consideration of alternatives, recommendations, justification, conclusion

Abstract
This paper presents a narrative and intergenerational family therapy, using characters from Jostein Gaarder's 1996 novel, "Sophie's World," as the case study.

From the Paper
"This paper uses the families in Jostein Gaarder's novel "Sophie's World" to examine several marriage and family therapy theories found in Diane R Gehart and Amy R Tuttle's "Theory-Based Treatment Planning for Marriage and Family Therapists" and theory-based treatment planning as outlined in Dorothy Stroh Becvar and Raphael J Becvar's "Family Therapy". While the novel focuses on providing an elementary introduction to the history of philosophy, the dual heroines of the book and their parallel families offer fascinating case studies of two marriages and two families in need..."

Tags:Sophie, Hilde, Gaarder, Gehart