Workshop 1
What is Narrative Therapy?
Narrative practices believes that, all the problems are rooted in oppressive structures rather than in communities, beings and people's bodies and identities. Communities and people are experts of their own life and exist in relationship with each other. We all are performing our stories or being made to perform them and that stories are how we make sense of our experience, of our world and of ourselves. Stories from our everyday lived experience help us in co-creating maps to navigate through these oppressive systems to exist in worlds of imperfect solidarities.
This workshop will introduce you to the main themes of Narrative Therapy. We will explore the history of the approach and discuss what it means to understand and live our lives through stories.
Objectives:
To Introduce the central themes of Narrative Therapy
To have an experience of the conversations shaped by a narrative approach
To explore why collaboration and curiosity are important
To respond to the interest and questions of workshop participants
Facilitated by Shona Russell
Shona lives in Adelaide, South Australia where she worked for over 25 years as a narrative therapist. She made narrative practices the focus of her work with individuals, families and groups. Shona was very fortunate to join with Michael White, Maggie Carey and Rob Hall in forming Narrative Practices Adelaide. She treasures the collaboration with Narrative Practices India.
