Published by: mamamoto (Karma: 179.61) on 1 December 2007 | Views: 2774
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Why, you might ask, is personal narrative writing important to
educators and other helping professionals? This question is actually
the impetus for the entire book that follows. .... Good teaching, good
helping, and good leadership are, in one sense, all about storytelling
and story-evoking. It is in the mutual exchange of stories that
professionals and scholars are able to meet clients and students where
they actually live their lives. It is in the mutual sharing of our
personal stories, particularly in the willingness of professionals to
listen to the stories of others, that we make the deepest connections
with those we are serving....
