Using Ricoeur's notions on narrative interpretation as a resource in supporting person-centredness in health and social care

This article suggests a shift in focus from stories as verbal accounts to narrative interpretation of the every day as a resource for achieving person-centred health and social care. The aim is to explore Ricoeur's notion of narrative and action, as expressed in his arguments on a threefold mim...

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Main Author: Josephsson, Staffan (Author)
Contributors: Öhlén, Joakim ; Mondaca, Margarita ; Guerrero, Manuel ; Luborsky, Mark ; Lindström, Maria
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Nursing philosophy
Year: 2022, Volume: 23, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Narrative
B person-centred care
B Ricoeur
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Summary:This article suggests a shift in focus from stories as verbal accounts to narrative interpretation of the every day as a resource for achieving person-centred health and social care. The aim is to explore Ricoeur's notion of narrative and action, as expressed in his arguments on a threefold mimesis process, using this as a grounding for the use of narration to achieve person-centredness in health and social care practice. This focus emerged from discussions on this matter at the IPONS conference in Gothenburg, 2021. Based on philosophical resources from Ricoeur's notions of narrative and action developed in his arguments on a threefold mimesis process, we propose a wider use of stories in health and social care practices. We suggest expanding from only focusing on verbal accounts to focusing on narrative as a human way to interpret and make sense of everyday life and circumstances and to communicate possible meanings. We discuss how such complementary focus can be a resource in getting patients involved and collaborating in their health and social care and thereby help develop person-centred practices.
ISSN:1466-769X
Contains:Enthalten in: Nursing philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/nup.12398