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Sexual Stories: Narratives of Sexual Identity, Gender, and Sexual Development

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Narrative Theory in Clinical Social Work Practice

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This chapter proposes a narrative understanding of sexual identity and development, and explores the role and implications of this narrative understanding of human sexuality in the context of the therapeutic relationship. The socially constructed nature of narratives of sexuality is examined and critiqued. Clinical case illustrations are provided.

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McTighe, J.P. (2018). Sexual Stories: Narratives of Sexual Identity, Gender, and Sexual Development. In: Narrative Theory in Clinical Social Work Practice. Essential Clinical Social Work Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70787-7_5

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