Narrative therapy: Theory and practice

This workshop provides an overview of the ideas and basic practices of narrative therapy, including the narrative metaphor, the post-structuralist worldview, queer theory, externalizing the problem, and some ways of storying experience. Applications of narrative therapy with problems such as depression, trauma, ADHD, and eating disorders will be discussed. A key focus will be working with LGBTQ+ clients using a queer-informed narrative therapy approach. Also, there will be a discussion on crafting useful questions within narrative practice.

Learning objectives

Be able to define and explain 4 central concepts of narrative therapy, such as the "story" metaphor, externalization, and re-authoring
Develop 2 or more skills in asking narrative questions that invite clients to reflect on their experiences, enabling them to re-author their personal stories in a way that is more aligned with their values and goals
Explore how narrative therapy can be adapted to consider cultural, gender, race, sexuality and systemic factors that impact queer and transgender clients

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Registration and cancellation close at 9am two working days prior to training. You will be recorded as a No-Show in sccLearn if you don't attend and did not cancel the training.

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All other providers, register at tinyurl.com/TQCTrainings

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Narrative therapy: Theory and practice

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