Narrative therapy resources translated!
Here's a link with access to Narrative therapy articles translated to a few different languages https://narrativepractices.com.au/publications/translated-papers
Narrative Approaches – Academic Archive
The Narrative Approaches website houses a growing archive of academic articles, journal papers, dissertations, and scholarship on narrative therapy. Have a look at The Academic Archive at: https://www.narrativeapproaches.com/?page_id=78
Taos Institute Manuscripts & Papers
The Taos Institute is a rich resource for scholarly articles and publications on social constructionist theory and practice. Check this page out for a list of manuscripts/papers available for you to download: https://www.taosinstitute.net/manuscripts-for-downloading And here's a page dedicated to dissertations/theses based upon social constructionist ideas: https://www.taosinstitute.net/noteworthy-dissertations
Queer Counseling & Narrative Practice – Registration is Now Open!
Registration for Queer Counseling & Narrative Practice with Charley Lang - our first online course in the Narrative in Action Series - is now open! Registrants can earn 8 continuing education credits through Union Institute & University! Once you register, you'll have six months to complete the course at your leisure. This self-paced course is organized into four lessons, each of which should take about two hours to complete (an eight hour commitment) - with additional opportunities for participation. We've set up space [...]
Meet my real American family: Andrew Solomon
Is anyone else out there an Andrew Solomon fan? Ever since reading "Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression," I have read and watched everything I can by him on depression. Some of us on The Collab have already talked about his two talks on "The Moth" (radio). In a separate topic, I'll share/review links to some of his contributions on depression. Now there is another reason to admire Andrew Solomon. Someone just gave me a [...]
Andrew Solomon: On difference and depression
Here is the link to Andrew Solomon's website, which is chock filled with various writings and videos. Briefly, Andrew is described as “a writer and lecturer on psychology, politics, and the arts; winner of the National Book Award; and an activist in LGBT rights, mental health, and the arts” (you can read more of his bio here). Recently Andrew Solomon has been featured in media a lot – and I’m glad. I created this page to share [...]
Maggie Carey Workshops! Refreshing the Spirit of the Work
A big thank-you to Maggie Carey who gave us an invigorating and restorative four days of training in beautiful Vermont, June 10-13, 2014. Maggie Carey’s workshops were co-sponsored by Union Institute & University and Re-authoring Teaching. We were thrilled to welcome Maggie Carey to guide our third "Extending Narrative Practice: Refreshing the Spirit of the Work" gathering at the All Souls Gathering, in Shelburne, Vermont and at Treleven Farm in Vergennes, Vermont.
I had a black dog, his name was depression
This video - produced by The World Health Organization - tells the story of overcoming the "black dog of depression". It is based on the book by the same title by writer and illustrator Matthew Johnstone. More information on the book can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc
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The narrative metaphor in current times
Maggie Carey's keynote on this topic at The Second European Conference for Narrative Therapy, held in Copenhagen, August 15-17, 2012.
Jill Freedman: Why “Why” isn’t Enough: Special Feature on Sandy Hook
Jill Freedman Shortly after the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, USA, Jill was interviewed by PNS journalists Lark Corbeil and Mike Cliff to discuss ways of responding to the school shootings (December 16, 2013). In no way wishing to diminish the importance of focusing on the days immediately following a traumatic event, Jill skillfully asks additional questions that demonstrate what a narrative worldview looks like in action. The [...]
Narrative therapy and post-structuralist inquiry
On the Evanston Family Therapy Center website, Jill Freedman and Gene Combs generously share notes taken from handouts that they have used in their workshops over the years. They include a few pertinent assumptions of the narrative approach, characteristics of the Narrative Worldview, distinctions between structuralism and Post-Structuralism as applied to therapy (Narrative therapy is a post-structuralist therapy), a glimpse at the day-to-day work of narrative therapy, and some questions pertaining to ethics from a narrative [...]