CENTRE FOR NARRATIVE THERAPY

NEWS: NPA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY IN 2013
Narrative Practices Adelaide is pleased to announce that two new members of the faculty will be joining us in 2013. Lisa Johnson will be joining the teaching faculty, and Terry Callahan will be joining our counselling team.
For more information about Lisa, follow this link.
For more information about Terry, follow this link.

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SCHEDULE OF TRAINING FOR 2013

Certificate Course in Narrative Practice

The one year Certificate Course will not be offered in 2013. The faculty are currently engaged in an ongoing major review and restructure of this course. It is envisaged that the course will be offered again in 2014 in a new and exciting format, which will enable narrative practitioners to further develop and extend their skills and understanding .

We understand that the absence of the Certificate Course may disappoint some people who are looking for an opportunity to engage with narrative practice on an ongoing basis throughout the year. To address this issue we are offering a number of new workshops during 2013 aimed specifically at filling this need. We encourage anyone who was considering the Ongoing Course to look closely at our other workshops with the view to participating in a number of them throughout the year. They have been designed to cover much of the same territory which would be covered in the Certificate Course.

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INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS

Level 1 Intensive:

An energetic and rigorous introduction to Narrative Practice, that will leave participants keen to explore more. All of the central practices of the narrative approach (as described by Michael White) will be explored, along with an accessible introduction to the thinking that informs the practice. This introduction is relevant for a range of contexts, including counselling, groups and communities.

August 5 – 9 with Shona Russell.

For more information and a downloadable flyer/registration form, click here.

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ADVANCED WORKSHOPS

Extending the Skills and Practices of Narrative Therapy in Work with Individuals, Families, Groups and Communities

This 5 day workshop is geared for those who wish to review and extend their skills in using narrative approaches in their work. It is not an introductory workshop and a working knowledge of the key components of narrative therapy will be assumed.
We will work together through live interviews, review of transcripts and practical exercises to closely look at the conversational pathways of our work. There will be a focus on expanding the opportunities for people who consult us to reach for what is possible for them to know.
A broad spectrum of narrative ways of working will be explored including the work of Turner and Van Gennep, Migration of Identity, the Absent but implicit, scaffolding conversations, and work to build teams of solidarity and connection.

November 4 – 8, with Shona Russell.

Detailed information coming soon.

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Continuing The Learning

A 3 day workshop for people who have done the one-year Certificate in Narrative Practice programme (or equivalent) with Narrative Practices Adelaide at any time over the last six years.

If you have done the one year Certificate Course, and are finding that you would like more opportunity to continue to develop your practice skills, then this workshop is for you! Over the course of the three days Maggie will interview four or five of the participants , and use these interviews as a basis for discussion and input that will extend participants' learning in regard to narrative practice generally, and practice maps in particular.

April 10, 11, 12 with Maggie Carey

Detailed information coming soon.

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Supervision: a Team Approach. 2013 Series – NEW INITIATIVE

Throughout 2013 a series of monthly meetings will be held to provide practitioners with the opportunity to come together to explore their work. This will be an opportunity to connect with others working from a narrative perspective and to focus on further developing the skills of narrative therapy that workers find relevant and significant.
To be held on Thursday evenings, starting March 14, with Lisa Johnson and Shona Russell.

For more information and a downloadable flyer/registration form, click here.

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SPECIFIC INTEREST WORKSHOPS

Supporting Students in Schools: Narrative Responses to Some Common Dilemmas

When problems gain traction in young people's lives they often cast a bleak shadow over their connection with school and learning.
This two day workshop is an opportunity to reinvigorate the role we play in supporting students to maintain hope in the face of worrisome problems.

April 22 & 23 with Maggie Carey and Lisa Johnson
For more information and a downloadable flyer/registration form, click here.

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Exploring Narrative Approaches to Supervision: The reinvigoration of Professional Identity

September 16, 17, 18, with Shona Russell.

Narrative approaches offer many interesting possibilities in supervision. The focus of this workshop is to explore a range of practices that contribute to a re- invigoration of professional identity. Examples of work will be shared, and participants will have opportunity to further develop skills related to effective supervision. Shona has been teaching about narrative approaches to supervision within Australia and internationally for many years and she will embrace the learnings from these workers in this workshop. There will be a specific focus on supervisory conversations with workers responding to violence, abuse and trauma in the context of injustice. Whether you are an experienced supervisor, new to supervision or interested in furthering your understanding of narrative approaches to supervision there will be something of interest for you!

This workshop is co-hosted by Narrative Practices Adelaide, the Clifton Centre and Bouverie Centre, and will be held in Melbourne.

Detailed information coming soon.

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NARRATIVE THERAPY ONLINE LEARNING

Narrative Practice & Collaborative Inquiry Study Group
Providing opportunities for ongoing education and support to narrative practitioners and students.

"The Narrative Practice & Collaborative Inquiry (NPCI) Study Group" began a few months after Michael White's death, in efforts to  create "an island of belonging"  where those of us drawn to narrative practice and other collaborative approaches from across geographic distance can find each other and build a learning community that transcends geography, professional status, and other differences.  Participation in this online community is now an integral part of the NPA Certificate course.
You can learn more about the NPCI Study Group by visiting our "Online Learning" page.

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