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From victimhood to sisterhood – a practice-based reflexive inquiry into narrative informed group work with women who have experienced sexual abuse

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Abstract

This paper will present some of the relational contexts and considerations of a female therapist’s role within an island community group for women who have shared experiences of abuse and injustice; her relationship to the group, to her systemic and narrative practices; and to the research that has ensued. Exploring the changing relational contexts as the group moves from a facilitator led to a peer support group; and the associated language shifts from a binary discourse of ‘other than’ to a collective definition of ‘sisterhood’ is part of the story, which also includes the important themes of community engagement, social action and the complexities of insider/practice-based research.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 402-417

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling (Volume 17, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 14/09/2015
  • Published - 09/11/2015

Publication status

Published - 09/11/2015

ISSN

1364-2537

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/624504
  • Scopus: 84949317120

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