Gene Combs – Re-Authoring Teaching

Day-to-day Work of Narrative Therapy

On their website, Jill Freedman and Gene Combs posted and excellent description of “In the day-to-day work of narrative therapy. In January 2007, a group of narrative teachers participated in a wonderful narrative gathering in Cuba, Encountering the Spirit of Community in Narrative Therapy and in Cuban Social Programs, further adapted this list. In the day-to-day work of narrative therapy, we: Start by seeking to join people in their particular experiential worlds (not by [...]

Re-Authoring2015-08-18T12:07:19-04:00August 17th, 2015|2 Comments

Narrative therapy & Post-structuralist inquiry

Postmodern Therapies In a special issue of the Journal of Systemic Therapies on Teaching and Learning Postmodern Therapies (Vol 25 -Issue 4), the editors, David Paré and Margarita Tarragona contemplate pedagogical questions for teachers and trainers of postmodern therapies that “share a respectful, collaborative spirit that reflects a loosened grip on truth claims and purported expertise” (Paré & Tarragona, 2006), p.2). They describe postmodern epistemologies as “reminding us that knowledge is not so much handed [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:46-04:00February 9th, 2014|0 Comments

Characteristics of narrative ways of working

Jill Freedman and Gene Combs have been teaching and practicing narrative therapy for many years. They are the co-founders of The Evanston Family Therapy Center where they provide consultation and workshops for people interested in exploring the practice of narrative therapy for individuals, families, institutions, and communities. On their website, they post a number of excellent responses to the question, “What is Narrative Therapy?” These notes are taken from workshop handouts. Feel free to use these notes [...]

Re-Authoring2017-08-01T14:51:47-04:00December 5th, 2013|0 Comments

The dot exercise

Jill Freedman & Gene Combs (Evanston Family Therapy Center) show through a simple dot picture how the process of questioning can lead to the development of multiple storylines that open possibilities for people’s lives. Click here to download a pdf of the dot exercise.

Re-Authoring2017-08-01T14:51:48-04:00November 26th, 2013|0 Comments