The reconstruction of narrative identity during mental health recovery: A complex adaptive systems perspective.

Kerr, Douglas J. R.; Crowe, Trevor P; Oades, Lindsay G.

doi:10.1037/h0094978

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“…Integral to recovery is providing people with opportunities to develop a renewed sense of hope, agency and meaning by redefining themselves beyond an illness identity and consequent stigma. The process of reframing or restorying can provide a sense of possibility for individuals and provides an opportunity to recover the voice that illness and treatment silences, articulate trauma and loss, demystify the illness experience, refocus on the positives of the experience, consolidate gains and construct new maps for the recovery journey (Kerr et al, 2013). The use of arts in mental health can offer a holistic, collaborative and person-centred approach, promoting a recovery-oriented focus on a person's emotional, social and spiritual needs alongside their clinical goals (Van Lith et al, 2013).…”

Section: Creative Arts and Recoverymentioning

confidence: 99%

Generating mutual recovery in creative spaces

Stewart

Roennfeldt

Slattery

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Article Classification: Primary research paperGenerating mutual recovery in creative spaces 2 Abstract Purpose -Participation in creative activities have been linked with increased personal agency. This article addresses critical considerations in the development of community-based creative workshops for people experiencing severe and persistent mental illness and explores participant experiences of these workshops.Design/methodology/approach -The workshops aimed to build the skills and capacities of participants and provide alternative ways to communicate identity and recovery stories. They were designed to provide a range of creative opportunities for participants (visual arts, writing, dance and music) and were facilitated by practising artists. Eleven participants attended ten creative workshops over three months. On completion, a focus group was conducted to gather participant views, experiences and outcomes of the workshops. Findings -The creative workshops supported the recovery of participants. The inclusion of peer mentors in the workshops was an important in facilitating connectedness.Originality/value -This study advances the evidence that creative arts can support the psychological and social aspects of participants' recovery journeys. Creative activities can promote positive self-identity and reduce self-stigma for people experiencing mental illness.It highlights the importance of using evidence in the design of creative workshops and supports the use of peer mentoring in group creative processes.

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Section: Creative Arts and Recoverymentioning

confidence: 99%

Generating mutual recovery in creative spaces

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Slattery

et al. 2019

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“…The narrative coaching addressed mindful agency's central component, i.e., the sense of ownership and responsibility in one's learning. Narratives enable individuals to forge new connections between their stories, identities, and values in order to generate action and embody new options (Drake, 2007, 2010; Law, 2007; Stelter and Law, 2010; Kerr et al, 2013; Stelter, 2013). In mindfulness-based coaching, we adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR, Kabat-Zinn, 1990) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT, Segal et al, 2012) into a series of activities that were suitable for undergraduate students.…”

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Awareness and Awakening: A Narrative-Oriented Inquiry of Undergraduate Students' Development of Mindful Agency in China

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The article explores undergraduate students' experiences of developing mindful agency as a positive learning disposition, their perceived change as a learner, and the possible impact of mindful agency coaching on students' learning and personal growth, using a narrative research method. Seventy Chinese undergraduate students generated personal reflective journals and eight participants' journals were selected to enter into the narrative-oriented inquiry. Our analysis revealed a number of primary themes based on which we produced a meta-story. The supplements of the story were exacted for further critical cross-case discussion. The finding indicated that the multifaceted development of mindful agency involved learning methods, emotional regulation, strategic thinking, and awareness of planning, openness to experience, self-acceptance and self-esteem, and learning engagement, with enhanced sense of personal awareness and awakening. The coaching was supportive for students to foster positive self-identities and become more reflective, mindful, and self-determined.

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“…Even when the Self speaks directly, the utterances often imply an Other because they are addressed to and anticipate the response of that Other ( Grossen, 2010 ). This multivoiced nature of the Self has been considered an adaptive response to the fractured social world which we traverse ( Aveling and Gillespie, 2008 ; Gioia, Schultz and Corley, 2000 ; Kerr, Crowe and Oades, 2013 ). But how can such multivoicedness be made apparent in empirical data?…”

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A qualitative method for analysing multivoicedness

Aveling

Gillespie

Cornish

2014

Qualitative Research

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‘Multivoicedness’ and the ‘multivoiced Self’ have become important theoretical concepts guiding research. Drawing on the tradition of dialogism, the Self is conceptualised as being constituted by a multiplicity of dynamic, interacting voices. Despite the growth in literature and empirical research, there remains a paucity of established methodological tools for analysing the multivoiced Self using qualitative data. In this article, we set out a systematic, practical ‘how-to’ guide for analysing multivoicedness. Using theoretically derived tools, our three-step method comprises: identifying the voices of I-positions within the Self’s talk (or text), identifying the voices of ‘inner-Others’, and examining the dialogue and relationships between the different voices. We elaborate each step and illustrate our method using examples from a published paper in which data were analysed using this method. We conclude by offering more general principles for the use of the method and discussing potential applications.

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The reconstruction of narrative identity during mental health recovery: A complex adaptive systems perspective.

Abstract: A complexity research approach to narrative identity reconstruction is valuable. It is an accessible model for addressing the complexities of recovery and may underpin the development of simple, practical recovery coaching tools.

Cited by 13 publications

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Generating mutual recovery in creative spaces

Generating mutual recovery in creative spaces

Awareness and Awakening: A Narrative-Oriented Inquiry of Undergraduate Students' Development of Mindful Agency in China

A qualitative method for analysing multivoicedness

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