REDESIGNING THE PAST

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  • Gale Goldberb Wood Professor of Social Work, Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville KY

Abstract

This story involves a gutsy therapist who, many years ago, pushed me to revisit old pain. The work was heavily emotional. The points of change were hard but brilliant moments etched into the underlying materials of my old experiences they now replace. He used my own ability to fantasize, and whatever he gleaned from his therapist, Fritz Perls. I wanted to add to my own repertoire of helping behaviors the kinds of things he did to help me. This is a story of my journey.

 

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Published

2014-06-25

How to Cite

Wood, G. G. (2014). REDESIGNING THE PAST. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 3(2), 45–54. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/483

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