Cold: A meditation on loss

Authors

  • Sarah Morton University College Dublin

Keywords:

Intimate partner violence, substance use, first person narrative, practitioner engagement, loss, empathy.

Abstract

This first person narrative explores themes of empathy, resonance and loss through a challenging narrative form that seeks to engage the reader viscerally and emotionally.  In particular, the narrative focuses on practitioner engagement with complex client issues including violence, substance use and child welfare within an Intimate Partner Violence agency in Ireland.  The narrative form seeks to communicate the lived experience of a particular client, whilst also implicitly considering the impact on the practitioner of working with these issues, especially in the aftermath of loss.

Author Biography

Sarah Morton, University College Dublin

Lecturer

School of Applied Social Science

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Published

2015-11-09

How to Cite

Morton, S. (2015). Cold: A meditation on loss. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 20(1), 5–8. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/611