<P>This book integrates postmodern theories of therapeutic research and practice to demonstrate how these approaches can be effectively integrated into methods of data collection and analysis.</P>
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<P>Drawing from theories of counseling, and marriage and family therapy, the book thoroughly explores the similarities between therapy and qualitative research. Chapters consider therapies which offer a humanistic "way of being," such as collaborative language systems, narrative therapy, and solution-focused brief therapy, and identify complementary philosophies and traits that can be used to guide the qualitative researcher's practice. Transcripts and vignettes of the author's practice as both a therapist and a researcher further help to illuminate how readers might enrich their processes of research and data analysis.</P>
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<P>Suitable for use on graduate-level qualitative research courses, as well as an adjunct to marriage and family therapy courses, <I>Integrating Postmodern Therapy and Qualitative Research </I>innovatively encourages readers to reflect on and develop their personal practice and approach to analyzing key information. </P>