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identifies the young woman as a competent moral agent with relevant knowledge
and experience, and invites the establishment of a collaborative relationship that
respects those experiences.
I think I see this when Lisette Valter takes the shouting voice seriously instead of
simply viewing the woman with the voice as yet another overly angry resident
and brushing her off. When she doesn9t just hear the protest against staff holding
meetings without the residents as mere grumbling but hears it as a relevant
objection from a moral agent and responds not just by letting the voice speak, but
by listening to it, taking it seriously, giving it influence, and inviting it to
supervision.
And when, in her poetic practice, she not only insists on using the voice9s own
words as they were spoken but also insists that the words contain poetic wisdom
that deserves to be written down and read aloud, with all the solemnity a poem
deserves.
I see it in the way Lasse notices how people—even in moments of vulnerability—
exercise agency through small but meaningful acts.
And when Tine has an eye for professionals who fight an unequal battle daily to
bring their professional expertise into play under conditions that stand in stark
contrast to what we know is necessary for children9s development and well-being.
I see this when Olivia Nepper Winther insists on approaching her sources9
intentions to agree to be interviewed with curiosity, and in doing so views them
as moral agents who have likely already considered what they hope to achieve by
sharing parts of their story with a journalist—even in situations where they know
full well that, in the eyes of many readers, these stories may leave them
vulnerable to criticism and condemnation.
I see it when she listens to them as a witness and writes witnessing letters in
which she tells the people she has spoken with what their words have given her—
and in this way makes them moral agents in their relationship with her and in her
life as well.
Afterword: What Is the Spirit of Narrative Practice?
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, October 2026 Special Release, p. 113-130
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