books by Jill Freedman (collection narrative firehouse)

books by Jill Freedman

books:

Symbol, Story, and Ceremony: Using Metaphor in Individual and Family Therapy

1 review
Gene Combs, Jill Freedman

W. W. Norton & Company, 1990

A decent overview of using metaphors in therapy
The book provides an overview of using metaphors through symbols, stories and ceremonies (rituals) in therapy. It is based on ideas and principles suggested by Bateson and Erickson. At times the book suggests that just about everything is a metaphor (Bateson's viewpoint), as opposite to a chair being just a chair - the only merit of this observation is that we assign meanings to objects and ...

Firehouse

1 review
Jill Freedman

Doubleday, 1977

Top for Firebuffs
Jill Freedmanns and Dennis Smiths FIREHOUSE is a absolutly top picturial overview of the working firefighters of the south-bronx in N.Y.C.. They are all prints in black and white but all of them has a own history. Jill Freedmann is one of the top photographers of social publications at the since of the 70'in N.Y.C. . Dennis Smith is the autor of Report from Engine 82, absolutly bestseller of ...

Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities

12 reviews
Jill Freedman, Gene Combs

W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

Author Review - EXCELLENT!
Narrative Therapy by Jill Freedman & Gene Combs is perhaps one of the best theraputic books I have read. As an author and human services worker, I am always looking for titles that will help me assist client's with their needs. That said, this book is a must read for anyone who wants to work through problems such as depression, anger and societal connections. I highly recommend this book - the ...

Street cops

3 reviews
Jill Freedman

Harper & Row, 1981

this is the reson I bacame a photographer
Jill Freedman brings you the world of NYC cops at eh beginning of the 1980's. It's gritty and sometimes harsh, but always honest and dignified when protraying the lives of these men and women. This amazing photographer got amazing access, before there was a COPS on TV.

Ireland Ever: The Photographs of Jill Freedman

5 reviews
Frank McCourt, Malachy McCourt

Harry N. Abrams, 2004

Beautiful, Poetic Images of Ireland from Jill Freedman
Gutsy acclaimed documentary photographer Jill Freedman is probably best known for her splendid documentary photographs of New York City police officers and civil rights demonstrations in Washington, DC. So it may surprise people who are unfamiliar with her work that she is also a superb documentary photographer of the Irish people and landscape. Her images show much empathy for both the people ...

Narrative Therapy with couples...and a whole lot more! a collection of papers, essays, and exercises
Jill Freedman and Gene Combs

Dulwich Centre Publications, 2002

In this thoughtful and practice-based collection, popular authors and teachers Jill Freedman and Gene Combs introduce the reader to the complexities and possibilities of narrative therapy with couples. Five separate papers offer thorough explorations of theory and practice. Detailed examples of therapeutic work with heterosexual couples are provided.