A unitary healing praxis model for women in despair.

W Richard Cowling

Journal: Nursing science quarterly 2006;19(2):123-32

PMID: 16624982

Abstract

The evolution of a unitary healing praxis model derived from three unitary appreciative inquiries of despair is described. Explication of unitary appreciative inquiry and how it informed and contributed to the development of the model is provided. The model is based on a conceptualization of healing as appreciating the inherent wholeness of life and provides knowledge specific to the individual lives of women in despair. The process of generative theorizing that led to the creation of the model is explicated. Unitary, appreciative, and participatory responses to despair are integrated in the model, praxis modalities are delineated, key concerns and perspectives of women in despair are addressed, and potentialities for healing are illustrated.

Address: PhD Program, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA.

DOI: 10.1177/0894318406286590

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MeSH Terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Communication, Depression, Female, Helplessness, Learned, Holistic Health, Humans, Knowledge, Life Change Events, Mental Health, Models, Nursing, Models, Psychological, Morale, Nurse's Role, Nurse-Patient Relations, Nursing Methodology Research, Philosophy, Nursing, Power, Psychological, Research Design, Social Isolation, Thinking, Women, Women's Health