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Working with Couples: Larry Zucker Course Preview!

The online course, Escaping Blame: Helping Couples Develop Account-ability with Larry Zucker, LCSW is now in active development, and scheduled to begin in September 2016! This course is organized into six lessons exploring therapeutic conversations that are possible when Accountability emerges as practice distinct from Blame, and what we can do as therapists to nurture that distinction. The course builds on a number of materials including video clips from Larry's June, 2015 Vermont Workshop, Escaping Blame: Helping couples develop account-ability; simulated interviews, exercises, [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:23-04:00February 13th, 2016|1 Comment

Collab Salon Schedule 2016

Collab Salon Schedule for 2016 January 17, 2016 - Re-imagining Narrative Practice: Where might narrative therapy go now? Sarah Hughes & Linda Moxley Michael White and David Epston wrote in 1992 that they vowed to preserve a spirit of adventure in narrative therapy and they knew that if they accomplished this the work would continue to evolve and to enrich our lives and those who consult us.’ What can we do to help this continuation? Do you [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:24-04:00January 8th, 2016|0 Comments

Narrative Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care

Presented by SuEllen Hamkins, MD & Beth Prullage, LICSW Sponsored by Cutchins Programs for Children & Families January 14 and 15, 2016, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Smith College Conference Center Download the complete training brochure here Workshop Description The goal of this experiential two-day training is to enhance participants’ abilities to apply the principles and practices of narrative psychiatry and trauma-informed care in their clinical work. The focus will be on cultivating resilience through [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:24-04:00November 29th, 2015|0 Comments

The First International Narrative Therapy Conference in India!

SAVE THE DATE! We have exciting news! A Room Full of Stories - the first International Narrative Therapy Conference in India- will take place in Mumbai, October 13-16, 2016. This gathering is co-hosted by Ummeed Child Development Center, Narrative Practices Adelaide and Re-authoring Teaching. Presenters include America Bracho, David Epston, Maggie Carey, Shona Russell, Peggy Sax, Jehanzeb Baldiwala, SuEllen Hamkins, Lisa Johnson, Scot Cooper, David Marsten, and Laurie Markham. If you've always wanted to visit [...]

Peggy Sax2015-10-31T03:28:04-04:00October 31st, 2015|0 Comments

An Introduction to Rich Story Development

Maggie Carey’s course, An Introduction to Rich Story Development is now open for registration! Course Description An Introduction to Rich Story Development with Maggie Carey offers a clear, concise and down-to-earth journey into topics about story development including the narrative metaphor, landscapes of stories, double listening, loitering with intent, mapping meaning and action, personal agency, listening for resonance, making links, and neurobiology. This course captures some of Maggie’s best teaching moments from her June, 2014 [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:25-04:00August 4th, 2015|0 Comments

An Introduction to Rich Story Development- Six Lessons!

An Introduction to Rich Story Development with Maggie Carey follows six lessons: 1) A quick outline; 2) An overall map; 3) The conceptual landscape of meaning; 4) The doing and experiencing; 5) Neurobiology and story development; 6) Putting ideas into practice. This course is now under construction.

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:27-04:00August 3rd, 2015|0 Comments

Introducing the ‘Why narrative therapy?’ Youtube Project

Re-authoring Teaching is initiating a collective Youtube Project called Why Narrative therapy? This shared project is a wonderful illustration of creating a collaboratory with people coming together for a common cause. We want to especially acknowledge Cindy Parrish (videographer), Charley Lang (editor) and Akansha Vaswani for helping create our new Re-authoring Teaching Youtube Channel including the "Why Narrative Therapy?" Playlist. Introducing the Why Narrative Therapy? Project SuEllen Hamkins, Charley Lang, Peggy Sax, Akansha Vaswani, and Larry Zucker describe [...]

Peggy Sax2021-12-10T14:12:31-05:00August 2nd, 2015|0 Comments

Laurie Markham & David Marsten: Collab Salon Featured Guests!

July, 2015 Laurie Markham David Marsten On July 19 @ 5pm New York Time), Laurie Markham & David Marsten shared reflections on imagining new possibilities with young people and their families. Drawing from their own work as well as their current book project with David Epston, their presentation ignited lively conversation. Members of the Collab Salon can review - at any time- the archived materials from David and Laurie's webinar. Now, we can hardly wait for Laurie [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:30-04:00August 2nd, 2015|0 Comments

What is the NEWLY renovated Collab Salon?

The Collab Salon is an informal opportunity for Collab Members to learn from - and exchange with guest speakers around particular themes of shared interest. We began this feature in January, 2015, with a sense of wonder and delight at what new technology is making possible. Our "meetings on a cloud" occur on the third Sunday of each month at 5pm New York time. Each month we focus on a different theme as a starter dough for invigorating conversation. Sometimes we feature our Narrative [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:32-04:00July 28th, 2015|0 Comments

Expanding our Live Webinar Feature!

In January, 2015, we introduced a new component to The Collab Salon- live webinars through Zoom. Our monthly meetings in real time soon became the central feature for Collab members. Now we are ready to integrate a Zoom webinar into our CE courses. To begin, Maggie Carey has scheduled three webinars for her course, An Introduction to Rich Story Development. Join Us! Register for the course, and then plan to join the following webinars with Maggie Carey. Each meeting will last [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:32-04:00July 28th, 2015|0 Comments

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 [...]

Re-Authoring2017-08-01T14:51:34-04:00July 23rd, 2015|6 Comments

SuEllen Hamkins: Collab Salon Featured Guest!

March, 2015 We learned from - and exchanged with- SuEllen around her narrative approach to working with people who are living with serious and relentless problems or mental health challenges.Members of the Collab Salon can review - at any time- the archived materials from SuEllen's webinar. In June, SuEllen came to Vermont to present a workshop on Working with people facing severe and persistent problems on Thursday-Friday, June 18-19, 2015; she is now developing a course in our "Narrative in [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:35-04:00July 23rd, 2015|0 Comments

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