In this video, SuEllen Hamkins presents her approach to narrative psychiatry: 'A cutting-edge approach, narrative psychiatry brings together narrative and biological understandings of human suffering and well-being. Rather than focusing only on finding the source of the problem, narrative…
Here Mark Hayward dives into considerations about practice evidence and outcomes research and then links these realms with Michael White's ideas about the position of the therapist. As you watch this engaging video presentation, please refer to the powerpoint…
Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo is a Zimbabwean psychologist and narrative therapist living and working in South Africa. Here, she introduces the 'Narratives in the suitcase' project which seeks to use journey metaphors to assist child refugees. This work is inspired…
In March 2013, Ron Coleman, one of the leading figures of the Hearing Voices Movement, offered a keynote at Dulwich Centre's 11th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work which inspired participants. We're delighted to include five clips from his…
Caleb Wakhungu and the Mt Elgon Self-Help Community Project use narrative ideas and practices to spark and sustain local economic 'development' projects in rural Uganda. This video features a presentation by Caleb Wakhungu describing innovative work that links community…
This video features two presentations from the opening session of the recent 11th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference, organised by Dulwich Centre, that took place in Adelaide, Australia from 6-8 March 2013. Aunty Barbara Wingard, senior Kaurna…
This video features Glenda Fredman from the UK. In a thoughtful and moving presentation entitled ‘Coordinating stories in therapeutic conversations’, Glenda discusses her work with a family in which a member has died. She also provides a framework for…
In this talk, Vikki illuminates her stance for an ethic of Justice Doing as a frame for community work and therapy, and consider the intersections, tensions and affinities between community work practice, therapy and social justice activism. Vikki’s stance…
Welcome to this presentation from central Australia by Amanda Worrall, in which she discusses the skills and knowledges of parents in circumstances in which a child is diagnosed with schizophrenia. We've also included a paper by Amanda on the…
In the first of these two clips, David Nylund describes some of the thinking that informs his work with transgender young people. This second clip is from an interview with William, a 16 year-old transgender male and…
There is a long history of narrative therapy approaches being used as a response to serious mental health concerns. Much of Michael White's early work involved responding to people who were experiencing psychosis (see the reference below to the…
One of the defining early characterstics of what has come to be known as 'narrative therapy' was the creative use of documentation or the written word. We therefore thought it would be fitting to focus this second on-line Friday…
"In Our Own Voice is a revolutionary act of self-love and a demand for visibility for African-American psychiatric survivors." This presentation from Vanessa Jackson provokes questions about the role of psychology and psychiatry in the oppression of African American…
G'day and welcome to this Friday Afternoon on-line launch of the Narrative Therapy Charter of Story-Telling Rights. David Denborough works at Dulwich Centre and Dulwich Centre Foundation and this Charter is part of a broader project in relation to…
G'day and welcome to this Friday Afternoon discussion which for the first time features presentations in both English and Spanish. Within these presentations, Marcela Polanco addresses the acculturation/decolonization of narrative therapy into Latin America through the means of “translation…
Gaye Stockell and Marilyn O'Neill have been engaging with narrative ideas for well over twenty years. They were two of the first practitioners to use 're-authoring practices' within psychiatric settings. In this video presentation they look back to the…
Welcome to this first Friday Afternoon presentation of 2012. We hope the new year is treating you kindly so far! In this presentation, Hugh Fox from the Institute of Narrative Therapy, UK, shares his ideas in relation to narrative…
In this Friday Afternoon presentation, Mark Hayward takes us through Michael White's Statement of Position Map 1 and how these enable externalising conversations. Within this presentation Mark will also invite you to chart an externalising conversation. Included below are…
Welcome to this Friday Afternoon presentation. This afternoon there is a treat in store, as Mary Heath presents 'Some things I have learned about sex, gender and sexuality'. This presentation uses stories about everyday life to explore ideas about…
G'day and welcome to our first Brazilian Friday Afternoon at Dulwich Centre. It's a great pleasure to introduce Adriana Müller and her presentation on the Rhythm of Life. This way of working draws on narrative ideas and musical metaphors.…
Welcome to another Friday Afternoon at Dulwich Centre discussion. This week promises another topic to stretch our thinking and practice! Barbara Baumgartner, from Canada, examines how, in her context, much of couple counselling (and the broader culture) takes for…
Re-membering reciprocal relationships by Chris Dolman and a reflection from Barbara Wingard Re-membering conversations are one of the key maps of narrative therapy practice. This video, by Chris Dolman, explores some interrelationships between re-membering conversations and the principles of…
Welcome to this Friday Afternoon discussion with Jill Freedman. This afternoon we welcome you into Jill's kitchen in Evanston, USA! After a quick introduction from Lily Freedman (thanks Lily!), Jill offers a wide range of suggestions about different narrative…
Loretta Pederson works within a narrative practice team at Telopea Family Support (Hope Connect) in Sydney’s western suburbs. In this presentation she considers ways that we can utilise narrative ideas when meeting with people experiencing suicidal thoughts. Practitioners are…
A message from women of Arnhem Land to the Aboriginal community of Port Augusta: Their words speak for us. Their stories are so similar to what we experience. It is like they are talking for us as well. It’s…
Poverty, conflict, and disease are like ‘clouds’ that encircle our communities. We must find ways to raise our heads above the clouds and work towards the world we hope for … Dulwich Centre Foundation is excited to be present…
We are currently working in a number of contexts to assist colleagues who are working in contexts of war and armed conflict. This includes being engaged in a three year partnership with the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims…
This project has been initiated by a group of therapists, community workers and educators from Samoa, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia, USA, and the UK. As professionals and wage-earners we live with a considerable degree of privilege and freedom. At the…
The ‘Preventing Prisoner Rape Project‘ is a national project here in Australia aiming to: raise awareness about the issue of rape in prisons; reach out and support prison rape survivors; support those workers both inside and outside prisons who…
Dulwich Centre has had a long-standing commitment to explore ways to respond to and prevent men’s violence against women and, at the same time, prevent violence of the state. These issues intersect when the police and prisons are put…
We have recently uploaded to this website a range of songs that were created through the use of narrative practices. We would be very interested to hear from other practitioners/musicians who are combining these realms. Over time, we hope to create an…
We are currently in the process of creating resources for those who have lost a loved-one, friend, or family member to suicide. The resources will also be relevant to practitioners who are trying to respond to this issue in…
Inspired by recent visits to La Fabrique Narrative in Bordeaux, France, and the European Systemic Business Academy in Vienna, Austria, where groups of organisational consultants are vigorously engaging with narrative practices, we have become very interested in the possibilities of ‘narrative coaching’.…
All too often, relationships between young people and their parents and grandparents become strained after experiences of migration. The Dulwich Centre Foundation is now involved in developing ways of working that provide opportunities for ‘inter-generational honouring’. As this is…
Over the last few years, we have become increasingly interested in refusing to separate ‘healing and justice’. This has been particularly influenced by the perspectives of Palestinian narrative practitioners, such as Khader Rasras, and the work of counsellors and…
En esta presentación, el terapeuta narrativo Carlos Chimpen, describe las formas de evaluación narrativa que está implementando en casas de acogida. Carlos ha ofrecido amablemente su presentación en inglés y en español. ¡Gracias Carlos! Here, Spanish narrative practitioner, Carlos…
