The stories people tell themselves—and their therapists—are powerful. They can keep clients stuck, but they can also galvanise change. Although our culture often reinforces stories of personal deficit, rather than resilience and resourcefulness, narrative therapy effectively helps clients reauthor their stories within a broader context, revealing deeper truths about their lives and identities. In this workshop, you’ll explore a range of practical tools for engaging your clients in this work, including how to help them creatively remember empowering storylines after they leave a session. You’ll discover how to help clients:
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Stephen Madigan, PhD, is an award-winning couple and family therapist, bestselling author, and director of training with the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stephen Madigan has employment relationships with Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy, Yaletown Family Therapy and Mediation, VSNT.live online website, and Norway High Couple Conflict Teams. He receives royalties as a published author. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Stephen Madigan is an author with Psychotherapy Networker. He is a member of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellor and Family Mediation Canada.
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Introduction to Narrative Therapy
Purpose, politic, practice and potential benefits of narrative approaches
Practical applications for engaging clients in Narrative Therapy
The power of non-individualist narrative therapy questions
Reevaluating, reimagining and reauthoring negative identity conclusions
Clinical Examples
Risks and Limitations
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