‘Narrative Therapy’
by Stephen Madigan Recommended by Peggy Sax. Stephen Madigan's book and companion DVD, "Narrative Therapy" are published through APA (American Psychological Association) and can be ordered through Amazon.
‘Praxis: situating discourse, feminism and politics in Narrative Therapies’
ed., Stephen Madigan and Ian Law Reviewed by Sonja: This is an old text - but fantastic intersections of theory and practice esp. michael white and Foucoult If you contact Dulwich , there are copies of this.
‘Narrative therapy trauma manual: A principle-based approach’
By John R. Stillman Recommended by Peggy Sax. This book uses a journey metaphor to take the reader through the experience of narrative therapy. John conceived of this guidebook was conceived when invited to train social workers practicing within a community working and living on a garbage dump in Kien Giang, Vietnam. It makes narrative principles accessible to people through illustration and story. Each of the principles is woven into the metaphor of a [...]
Maggie Carey: The narrative metaphor in current times
Keynote at the second European conference for Narrative Therapy, held in Copenhagen August 2012.
‘Narragrams: Visualizing Narrative Therapy’
by Walter Bera Recommended by Peggy Sax. The description on Amazon reads: "This work provides a template of how to conduct and implement Narrative ideas in an organized, visual fashion that is beneficial for both client and counselor. The publication now includes a laminated pull out for ease of use." Click here to order through Amazon. Reviewed by Italo Latorre Gentoso: I read it, and I like it. Is a proposal to use narrative conversation and [...]
The danger of the single story
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
‘Nomad’
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali Recommended by Peggy Sax.
‘Infidel’
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali Recommended by Peggy Sax.
‘Intimacy and alienation’ by Russell Meares
Recommended reading by Martha Lopez.
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-authoring Teaching: Creating a Collaboratory’ by Peggy Sax
“The online medium has opened up vast new possibilities for sharing and learning that could be adapted by nearly any teacher, in almost any topic, but seem to be particularly suited for teaching narrative and other post-modern therapies. In fact, when I introduced the online aspect to my teaching, the interactive website became “the tail that wagged the dog.” Rather than just being an interesting and somewhat useful adjunct, it has opened up entire new [...]
The neurons that shaped civilization (TED talk)
Neurologist V.S. Ramachandran looks deep into the brain’s most basic mechanisms. By working with those who have very specific mental disabilities caused by brain injury or stroke, he can map functions of the mind to physical structures of the brain.