Systematic Review of Narrative Therapy Publications in Hong Kong

Purpose: This article reviews narrative therapy (NT) publications specific to Hong Kong over a period of 20 years. Methods: Three search strategies are adopted: using the Hong Kong Baptist University OneSearch database and Google Books index, and sending soliciting emails to local scholars and practitioners. Four research questions are asked: (a) how many related publications? (b) who are the targets? (c) who are the authors? (d) what is the type of publication? Results: In total, there are 127 publications identified. The first NT publication is dated 1996. The most common target group is People with Problem (48.8%). Most authors are academics (78.7%). The publications are mostly Journal Articles (68.5%). Conclusions: Co-construction between academics and practitioners, co-researching as the landscape for co-constructing an NT community, and finally, the co-deconstruction process of local narratives are recommended as future tasks for Hong Kong related NT publications.

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This article reviews the publications specific to Hong Kong on narrative therapy (NT) over a 20-year period. Three search strategies were used, including using the Hong Kong Baptist University OneSearch database and Google Books index, as well as sending soliciting emails to local scholars and practitioners. A total of 127 related publications were identified, with the first NT publication dating back to 1996. The most common target group was People with Problem (48.8%), and the majority of authors were academics (78.7%). The publications were primarily Journal Articles (68.5%). It is recommended that future tasks for Hong Kong related NT publications include co-construction between academics and practitioners, co-researching to build an NT community, and the co-deconstruction process of local narratives.