News News Archive 2009 Launch of story sharing guidelines from SRN
Launch of story sharing guidelines from SRN |
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| Thursday, 12 March 2009 |
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SRN are pleased to announce the launch of 'Story sharing guidance'. SRN have created this guide to help inform the process of sharing personal experiences related to mental health and recovery. Increasingly people are looking to narrative, or sharing personal stories, as an effective means of raising awareness in relation to issues of mental health, wellbeing and recovery. Gathering and sharing narratives can take a number of different formats. They may, for example, be written or involve people speaking about their experiences in training or at an event. Our aim in creating the guide is to support and inform those wishing to assist others to share a personal narrative, as well as providing guidance for those considering sharing their own personal narrative. The development of this guide is not an attempt to address issues raised by the therapeutic uses of storytelling. The guide offers suggestions and thoughts around the story sharing process and is based on the SRNs experience of sharing stories via our website, at events and in our publications. With the creation of this guide it is not our intention to control the story sharing process, rather we hope to offer advice and prompts based on our experience. Download the Story sharing guidance (PDF) or visit the Stories section of our website to read more regarding story sharing. |
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