Comments on: Family Attachment Narrative Therapy

By: Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman

Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:43:29 +0000

This approach is described in the book, Connecting with Children Through Stories. The use of four basic “narratives,” or stories that the parents create can have a large positive impact on the parent-child relationship, and on the child’s autobiographical narrative, which is an important dimension of one’s state of mind with respect to attachment

By: Therapist Essex

Therapist Essex — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:46:57 +0000

While this therapy does sound good, I never saw any reference to any studies done on this type of therapy. Is there any solid research that has been done on Family Attachment Narrative Therapy? Are there any studies in peer reviewed journals that we can turn to for some answers on its validity? I am always hesitant to trust any claim to any therapy, especially a relatively new one, that is not backed by research.

By: Therapist East Lansing

Therapist East Lansing — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:37:16 +0000

I am a teacher in a psychiatric residential program for children and I see this all the time. It seems like the children who are in these situations
would be thrilled to be out of the abusive/neglective environment and in the care of someone who has their best interest at heart. I have never
heard of this type of therapy, but I will be raising the subject during our next weekly team meeting.

By: Therapist Didcot

Therapist Didcot — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:09:46 +0000

Of course, I can’t speak for the author, but I thought that she was referring to stories that the child hears along the way. That, of course, leaves the
question of what actually happens during therapy. What does a typical session look like? I would be interested in viewing a video of a session,
especially one that would be considered a break through session.

By: Therapist Craven Arms

Therapist Craven Arms — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:51:08 +0000

I am a little confused about what the author means when she says, “stories.” Is she referring to a story the child created for himself or herself? In other
words, is the story really like an autobiography that is never told outloud? Or, is the story something that is literally spoken by the child or parent
during therapy that is made up? When children are listening to “narratives told by parents,” are these narratives in the context of therapy or are they
something that the child would naturally hear through the course of life?