APS Member Groups
Narrative Theory & Practice in Psychology
Narrative Psychotherapy: A Recovery-Oriented Intervention for Enhancing Self-Experience in People with Schizophrenia
Dr. Rebecca Bargenquast is a clinical psychologist and winner of the APS Narrative Therapy Interest Group Research and Development Award for 2013.
Dr. Bargenquast’s submission for this award was an article and manual that she co-wrote with her supervisor, Robert Schweitzer and was published in Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches in January, 2013.
The abstract for this article is below, along with a link to the full text article. If you would like a copy of the manual Dr. Bargenquast invites you to contact her using the details below to request a copy.
Dr. Rebecca Bargenquast
Clinical Psychologist
Metacognitive Narrative Psychotherapy for people diagnosed with schizophrenia: An outline of a principle-based treatment manual
Rebecca Bargenquast & Robert Schweitzer
Abstract
Schizophrenia is often characterised by diminished self-experience. This article describes the development and principles of a manual for a psychotherapeutic treatment model that aims to enhance self-experience in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Metacognitive Narrative Psychotherapy draws upon dialogical theory of self and the work of Lysaker and colleagues, in conjunction with narrative principles of therapy as operationalised by Vromans. To date, no manual for a metacognitive narrative approach to the treatment of schizophrenia exists. After a brief description of narrative understandings of schizophrenia, the development of the manual is described. Five general phases of treatment are outlined: (1) developing a therapeutic relationship; (2) eliciting narratives; (3) enhancing metacognitive capacity; (4) enriching narratives; and (5) living enriched narratives. Proscribed practices are also described. Examples of therapeutic interventions and dialogue are provided to further explain the application of interventions in-session. The manual has been piloted in a study investigating the effectiveness of Metacognitive Narrative Psychotherapy in the treatment of people diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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