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This paper argues that clients construct the meaning of their lives in the stories they tell. These stories need to be told, acknowledged and appreciated, They supply an essential perspective which must be of central concern to social workers. Drawing on recent work in narrative theory and practice, this paper shows how the social work interview can be used to arouse the client's awareness of those aspects of submerged consciousness which are constitutive of his or her life story.
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