Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope

Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope by Dr. Hugo Kamya offers a rigorous and timely contribution to narrative therapy, trauma studies, and clinical practice. Drawing on his Ugandan upbringing and clinical expertise, Kamya bridges the art of storytelling with contemporary narrative practice. Addressing trauma, oppression, and multigenerational harm, the book advances practices of witnessing, externalization, and reauthoring stories, using the metaphor of a ‘crack in the window, ’ where light, reconnection, and hope illuminate pathways to agency and resilience.–Johnnie Hamilton-Mason, PhD, MSW, professor and associate dean of faculty development, Simmons University SSW; Fulbright Scholar; and private practitioner
It is difficult to overstate the magnificent analysis and deconstruction articulated in these chapters. This is in part captured by Kamya’s ingenious reference to the transformative power of curiosity. Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope guides therapists in witnessing and walking with clients from trauma to resilience and beyond. Let the stories be told and retold.–Jay T. King, PhD, MEd, former supervisor for the AAMFT, former faculty at Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, and Boston College

Hugo Kamya, MDiv, MSW, PhD, is professor in the School for Social Work at Smith College. He lives and conducts his clinical practice in Arlington, Massachusetts. He is a psychologist, clinical social worker, couple and family therapist, and is the recipient of AFTA’s 2003 Cultural and Social Justice Award.

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