NARRATIVE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

Narrative thinking is a fundamental form of human knowing that has par ticular relevance for the domain of psychotherapy. After reviewing the historical and epistemic foundations of narrative knowing in the soci al and behavioral sciences, we (a) outline several parallels between n arrative knowing and constructivist epistemology, (b) describe some of the salient features of emerging narrative approaches, and (c) sugges t a central role for hermeneutics in future narrative-based conceptual izations of the field. We suggested that by underscoring the storied n ature of the human condition, narrative provides an integrative and co ntextually sensitive framework for psychotherapeutic theory and practi ce.