Since 1999 Dulwich Centre has hosted an International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conferences. These conferences have been held around the world, from Australia to Mexico, the U.K, the U.S.A, Hong Kong, Norway, Brazil and Rwanda.
On this page we will post information about upcoming conferences and an archive of past conferences. To stay up to date regarding upcoming conferences you can also subscribe to our newsletter below.
About the International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference
Some of our aims include:
- To provide high quality presentations on the latest thinking and application of narrative ideas and to do so in ways that enable people of differing experience to be both engaged and challenged
- To enable people of different cultures, countries, genders, ages, class backgrounds, physical abilities, and sexual identities to come together, enjoy each other’s company, and have a sense that the conference program and processes include their perspectives, hopes, and ideas
- To use the conference as a chance to acknowledge and come to terms with the history of the land on which it is held
- To create an atmosphere that is non-hierarchical, with no pronounced difference between presenters and participants
- To provide a forum for conversations that are expanding the field (not confirming it or simply reiterating what is already known).
Upcoming conferences
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Past conferences
Since the very first conference in 1999, we have tried to conceptualise these conferences as community events that seek to be congruent with the key principals of narrative practice. This chapter by Cheryl White and David Denborough tells the story of the early conferences and what we mean when we say ‘community events’.
Kigali, Rwanda
13th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference, in collaboration with the University of Rwanda and SOS Children's Villages
Adelaide, Australia
12th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference
Adelaide, Australia
12th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference
Salvador, Brazil
10th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference, in collaboration with Núcleo de Estudos das Terapias
Adelaide, Australia
9th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference
Kristiansand, Norway
8th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference, in collaboration with Institute for Narrative Practice (Norway)
Hong Kong
7th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference, in collaboration with Hong Kong Baptist University
Oaxaca, Mexico
6th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference, in collaboration with Instituto Latinoamericano de Estudios de la Familia
Liverpool, U.K
5th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference, in collaboration with Institute of Narrative Therapy
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A
4th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference, in collaboration with Spelman College
Adelaide, Australia
3rd International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference
Adelaide, Australia
2nd International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference
Adelaide, Australia
1st International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference