Narrative and Meaning-Making among Manhattan Social Workers in the Wake of September 11, 2001
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
This qualitative study was a thematic analysis of categories of meaning-making contained in the written narratives of 139 clinical social workers living and working in New York City on September 11, 2001 (9/11) related to their personal and professional experiences of the World Trade Center attack. Themes included personal growth and benefit found in the wake of 9/11, the ongoing experience of adversity, and professional growth and lessons learned. Situated in the context of the literature on narrative and meaning-making, the findings offer further support
for meaning-making as an intrinsic human activity and shed light on the various ways clinicians integrate an experience of shared trauma. Implications for theory, practice, policy, and future research are suggested.
DOI
10.1080/15332985.2014.977420
Recommended Citation
McTighe, John P. and Tosone, Carol, "Narrative and Meaning-Making among Manhattan Social Workers in the Wake of September 11, 2001" (2015). School of Social Work Faculty Publications. 11.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/socwk_fac/11
Comments
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McTighe, John P. and Carol Tosone. "Narrative and Meaning-Making among Manhattan Social Workers in the Wake of September 11, 2001." Social Work in Mental Health. Accepted author version posted online: 21 Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2014.977420