Esther Oi-Wah Chow is a professor in the Department of Social Work at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. She is an active narrative practitioner in gerontological social work and a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.Lauren Taylor is a senior lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work and a psychiatric social worker with extensive experience at the Service Program for Older People. She is also an oral historian and has produced educational films on aging and sexuality and women’s issues across the lifespan.Ada C. Mui is professor of social work at Columbia University and a faculty associate at the Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis. She is a coauthor of Asian American Elders in the Twenty-first Century: Key Indicators of Well-Being (Columbia, 2008).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Engaging Older Adults Through Narrative Practice in Gerontological Social Work2. Validating the Power of Narrative Practice: Exploring Efficacy and Knowledge Development3. Nurturing Roots: The Theoretical Foundations of Narrative Practice4. Empowering Change Through Narrative Practice: Essential ToolsNarrative Practice with Older Adults in Western Cultures5. Crafting Healing Narratives: Integrating Narrative Work in Clinical Practice6. Harmonizing Voices: Embracing Narrative Intersubjectivity7. Interweaving Paths: Exploring Convergences and Divergences Between Psychotherapy and Oral History8. Recognizing Resilience: Compassionate Listening to Trauma Narratives9. Discovering Narratives Beyond Words: Exploring Diverse Modalities for Deeper Connections10. Charting Unexplored Routes: Narrative Road Maps to Rediscover Our BeginningsNarrative Practice with Older Adults in Eastern Cultures11. Embracing Life’s Seasons: Rediscovering Wisdom Through the Tree-of-Life Metaphor12. Healing Journeys: The Recipe-of-Life Metaphor for Chronic Pain Recovery13. Riding the Rails of Recovery: The Train-of-Life Metaphor for Stroke Rehabilitation14. Unifying Narratives: Building Inclusive Community Through Collective Practice15. Unleashing the Power of Collective Narratives: Narrative Therapy in Group and Community PracticeConclusion16. Evoking Narratives in Teletherapy’s Digital Realm17. Weaving Life Wisdom from Eastern and Western Narrative PracticesAfterwordBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

This comprehensive and compassionate volume expertly interweaves the theory and practice of narrative therapy with older adults. Rich cross-cultural examples illustrate the centrality of personal stories in understanding life-course dynamics and in personalizing interventions for social, psychological, and existential challenges of later life.

Esther Oi-Wah Chow is a professor in the Department of Social Work at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. She is an active narrative practitioner in gerontological social work and a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.Lauren Taylor is a senior lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work and a psychiatric social worker with extensive experience at the Service Program for Older People. She is also an oral historian and has produced educational films on aging and sexuality and women’s issues across the lifespan.Ada C. Mui is professor of social work at Columbia University and a faculty associate at the Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis. She is a coauthor of Asian American Elders in the Twenty-first Century: Key Indicators of Well-Being (Columbia, 2008).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Engaging Older Adults Through Narrative Practice in Gerontological Social Work2. Validating the Power of Narrative Practice: Exploring Efficacy and Knowledge Development3. Nurturing Roots: The Theoretical Foundations of Narrative Practice4. Empowering Change Through Narrative Practice: Essential ToolsNarrative Practice with Older Adults in Western Cultures5. Crafting Healing Narratives: Integrating Narrative Work in Clinical Practice6. Harmonizing Voices: Embracing Narrative Intersubjectivity7. Interweaving Paths: Exploring Convergences and Divergences Between Psychotherapy and Oral History8. Recognizing Resilience: Compassionate Listening to Trauma Narratives9. Discovering Narratives Beyond Words: Exploring Diverse Modalities for Deeper Connections10. Charting Unexplored Routes: Narrative Road Maps to Rediscover Our BeginningsNarrative Practice with Older Adults in Eastern Cultures11. Embracing Life’s Seasons: Rediscovering Wisdom Through the Tree-of-Life Metaphor12. Healing Journeys: The Recipe-of-Life Metaphor for Chronic Pain Recovery13. Riding the Rails of Recovery: The Train-of-Life Metaphor for Stroke Rehabilitation14. Unifying Narratives: Building Inclusive Community Through Collective Practice15. Unleashing the Power of Collective Narratives: Narrative Therapy in Group and Community PracticeConclusion16. Evoking Narratives in Teletherapy’s Digital Realm17. Weaving Life Wisdom from Eastern and Western Narrative PracticesAfterwordBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

This comprehensive and compassionate volume expertly interweaves the theory and practice of narrative therapy with older adults. Rich cross-cultural examples illustrate the centrality of personal stories in understanding life-course dynamics and in personalizing interventions for social, psychological, and existential challenges of later life.

Esther Oi-Wah Chow is a professor in the Department of Social Work at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. She is an active narrative practitioner in gerontological social work and a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.Lauren Taylor is a senior lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work and a psychiatric social worker with extensive experience at the Service Program for Older People. She is also an oral historian and has produced educational films on aging and sexuality and women’s issues across the lifespan.Ada C. Mui is professor of social work at Columbia University and a faculty associate at the Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis. She is a coauthor of Asian American Elders in the Twenty-first Century: Key Indicators of Well-Being (Columbia, 2008).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Engaging Older Adults Through Narrative Practice in Gerontological Social Work2. Validating the Power of Narrative Practice: Exploring Efficacy and Knowledge Development3. Nurturing Roots: The Theoretical Foundations of Narrative Practice4. Empowering Change Through Narrative Practice: Essential ToolsNarrative Practice with Older Adults in Western Cultures5. Crafting Healing Narratives: Integrating Narrative Work in Clinical Practice6. Harmonizing Voices: Embracing Narrative Intersubjectivity7. Interweaving Paths: Exploring Convergences and Divergences Between Psychotherapy and Oral History8. Recognizing Resilience: Compassionate Listening to Trauma Narratives9. Discovering Narratives Beyond Words: Exploring Diverse Modalities for Deeper Connections10. Charting Unexplored Routes: Narrative Road Maps to Rediscover Our BeginningsNarrative Practice with Older Adults in Eastern Cultures11. Embracing Life’s Seasons: Rediscovering Wisdom Through the Tree-of-Life Metaphor12. Healing Journeys: The Recipe-of-Life Metaphor for Chronic Pain Recovery13. Riding the Rails of Recovery: The Train-of-Life Metaphor for Stroke Rehabilitation14. Unifying Narratives: Building Inclusive Community Through Collective Practice15. Unleashing the Power of Collective Narratives: Narrative Therapy in Group and Community PracticeConclusion16. Evoking Narratives in Teletherapy’s Digital Realm17. Weaving Life Wisdom from Eastern and Western Narrative PracticesAfterwordBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

This comprehensive and compassionate volume expertly interweaves the theory and practice of narrative therapy with older adults. Rich cross-cultural examples illustrate the centrality of personal stories in understanding life-course dynamics and in personalizing interventions for social, psychological, and existential challenges of later life.