The props are falling down and we want to make music: A narrative perspective on organisations in transition (Violins/violence in organisations)

Author(s): Blokland, L. M., May, M. S., Pauw, A., vanBreda, R.

Journal/Book: Contemp Fam Ther. 1999; 21: 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013-1578, USA. Kluwer Academic-Human Sciences Press. 173-185.

Abstract: While South African society finds itself in the threes of political changes, therapists working within organisations in transition find themselves challenged by the turbulence of transformation. The authors are a group of therapists attempting to understand, from a narrative perspective, the organisational context within which they work. This paper recounts the processes around the design, implementation, and outcomes of a workshop on this theme. The main body of the paper consists of a letter that was sent to participants after the workshop. The reader is invited to join collaboratively in our reflections so as to continue an open-ended, creative process.

Note: Article Bakker TM, Vista Univ, Dept Psychol, Mamelodi Campus, Private Bag X1311, ZA-0127 Silverton, SOUTH AFRICA

Keyword(s): connectedness and disconnectedness; narrative approach; organisations; re-authoring; transition and change

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