Narrative Theory in Clinical Social Work Practice

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Counter-Narratives of Structural Oppressions, Stigma and Resistance, and Reproductive and Sexual Health Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

“…Narrative theory was applied to this study because of its applications for conceptualizing lived and preferred stories of disenfranchised communities when navigating stigma. While narrative theory posits that no sole narrative is a single truth considering the multiplicity of interpretations, certain narratives wield more or less power based on the extent to which they circulate within society, allowing them to become either dominant-or counternarratives (McKenzie-Mohr & Lafrance, 2017;McTighe, 2018;Williams & Baumgartner, 2014).…”

“…In more focused, subsequent analyses, a narrative theory approach was used to examine youths' accounts of stigma and resistance. Derived from postmodernism, which posits that one's understanding of the world is contingent upon time and culturally-bound meanings, and social constructivism, which suggests that the environment shapes individuals just as individuals shape the environment, narrative theory assumes that the stories or narratives that one tells about themselves, and that are told about them, are central to how an individual understands, maintains, and gives meaning to their existence (McKenzie-Mohr & Lafrance, 2017;McTighe, 2018;Williams & Baumgartner, 2014). Qualitative interviews were transcribed and uploaded to Dedoose, the secure, cloud-based, qualitative analysis software platform.…”