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Encountering the Self, Encountering the Other: Narratives of Race and Ethnicity

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This chapter presents a narrative perspective on issues of race and ethnicity, and explores the socially constructed meaning and implications of these constructs for clinical social work practice. This includes a discussion of the concept of Otherness and its impact on human relationships. Racial and ethnic varieties of Otherness are examined as well as their manifestations in and impact on the therapeutic relationship. Clinical case illustrations are provided.

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McTighe, J.P. (2018). Encountering the Self, Encountering the Other: Narratives of Race and Ethnicity. In: Narrative Theory in Clinical Social Work Practice. Essential Clinical Social Work Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70787-7_2

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