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In an effort to provide engaging, strengths-based support to underserved BIPOC youth, I developed the Storiez trauma narrative intervention. Storiez is a nine-step process to support youth in reflecting on their experiences, creatively processing their narratives, integrating memories, and developing a future vision. Storiez is grounded in social work principles and rooted in trauma theory, narrative therapy, and the creative arts. Storiez demonstrates an amalgamation of lessons learned during my clinical encounters with urban youth, exploration of the trauma literature, participation in trauma trainings, and my own personal use of storytelling and the arts to process complex trauma. What began as an experimental, creative process with clients evolved into a formalized tool for urban youth across treatment settings.
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Corrado, M. Storiez with Urban Youth: The Evolution of a Trauma Narrative Intervention. Clin Soc Work J 52, 37–47 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-023-00906-x
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