The Application of the Narrative Approach to Counseling for Pastoral Care Givers

The Application of the Narrative Approach to Counseling for Pastoral Care Givers

Su-hua LIEW

The article introduces to pastoral care givers the application of Narrative Approach to counseling by laying out the tenets of the method. A basic assumption of the Narrative Approach is that realities are socially constructed rather than absolute. Along this line, the concept of “not- knowing” and the use of language in storytelling play important parts in the practice of the approach. During the process of creating new stories, which is meant to help clients process their life, the abilities to listen, to question with deconstruction, to reflect, and to be conscious of the significance of documents in people keep form a counseling web for pastoral care givers.