Chapter 1: Histories, herstories, theirstories
In this chapter we will read stories of how the field of Narrative Therapy took up the challenge of addressing heterosexual dominance. We will honour the definitional power that histories (those told and those untold) have to erase, marginalise,…
Topic 1: Externalising conversations and de-centred practice (reflection due 4 March)
Welcome to Topic 1: Externalising conversations and de-centered practice. On this page you'll find the resources for the topic and the link to upload your reflection, which is due 4 March, 2022. 'Externalising Conversations' by Michael White Chapter 1,…
Topic 2: Re-membering practices (reflection due 28 March)
Welcome to Topic 2: Re-membering practices. You will need to read or watch five of the included resources for this topic. Your reflection is due 28 March, 2025. The 'Life Certificate': A tool for grief work in Singapore…
2. Re-membering practices (reflection due 13 May)
Topic 2 resources: SING The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in Singapore by Mohamed Fareez. See also the video: The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in SingaporeRe-membering: Responding to commonly asked questions, Shona Russell &…
Externalising
“The person is not the problem, the problem is the problem”. These words of Michael White have become well-known within the field of narrative therapy. In this chapter we will explore ways of externalizing problems and the possibilities this brings.…
2. Re-authoring conversations – strengthening a ‘second storyline’ (reflection due 11 March)
Resources The danger of the single story by Chimimanda AdichiePart 2 and Part 3 Skill development - Narrative responses to trauma & Strengthening stories of resistance/healing/reclamationCommonly asked questions about re-authoring conversations compiled by Shona Russell and Maggie Carey
Chapter 2: Narrative practice, queer theory and language
In this second chapter we are introduced to some of the foundational language and ideas for queering narrative practice. We’ll dive into the gender binary, queer theory and it’s relevance to narrative practice, fluid and imperfect allyship, pronouns and…
Topic 2: Re-membering practices (reflection due 25 March)
Welcome to Topic 2: Re-membering practices. You will need to read or watch 5 of the included resources for this topic. Your reflection is due 25 March, 2022. ‘Teamwork: Remembering who is important to us’ by David Denborough Chapter…
Statement of Position Map 2
Now let’s turn to Statement of Position Map 2, which is in Chapter 5 in your book.It uses the same four areas of questions as Map 1 but this time we’re starting with a gap in the problem story…
Topic 5: Re-membering practices (due 16 January)
Welcome to Topic 5: Re-membering practices. Re-membering: responding to commonly asked questions' Compiled by Maggie Carey and Shona Russell The 'Life Certificate': A tool for grief work in Singapore by Mohamed Fareez About re-membering: the stories of Nancy and…
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Topic 2 resources: SING The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in Singapore by Mohamed Fareez. See also the video: The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in SingaporeRe-membering: Responding to commonly asked questions, Shona Russell &…
2. Re-authoring conversations (reflection due 19 March)
Resources The danger of the single story by Chimimanda Adichie Part 2 and Part 3 Skill development - Narrative responses to trauma & Strengthening stories of resistance/healing/reclamation Commonly asked questions about re-authoring conversations compiled by Shona Russell and Maggie…
Topic 5: Re-membering practices (due 12 August)
Welcome to Topic 5: Re-membering practices. The reflection for this topic is due on 12 August, 2022. 'Re-membering: responding to commonly asked questions,' Compiled by Maggie Carey and Shona RussellThe 'Life Certificate': A tool for grief work in Singapore…
Your reflections on the history of externalising conversations
Having watched these clips and plunged into the history of externalising conversations, please now join this forum discussion by writing a reflection in response to these questions: What was most interesting to you in these video-clips about early externalising…
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Topic 2 resources: SING The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in Singapore by Mohamed Fareez. See also the video: The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in SingaporeRe-membering: Responding to commonly asked questions, Shona Russell &…
Topic 2: Re-membering practices (reflection due 24 March)
Welcome to Topic 2: Re-membering practices. You will need to read or watch 5 of the included resources for this topic. Your reflection is due 24 March, 2023. The 'Life Certificate': A tool for grief work in Singapore by…
2. Re-membering practices (reflection due 13 May) Copy
Topic 2 resources: SING The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in Singapore by Mohamed Fareez. See also the video: The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in SingaporeRe-membering: Responding to commonly asked questions, Shona Russell &…
2. Re-membering practices (reflection due 13 May) Copy
Topic 2 resources: SING The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in Singapore by Mohamed Fareez. See also the video: The ‘Life Certificate’: A tool for grief work in SingaporeRe-membering: Responding to commonly asked questions, Shona Russell &…
3. Re-authoring conversations – tracing values, skills and knowledge across time (reflection due 3 June) Copy
Topic 3 resources: ‘Re-Authoring: Some answers to commonly asked questions’ compiled by Maggie Carey & Shona Russell, Narrative Therapy: Responding to your questionsVIDEO: ‘The danger of the single story’ by Chimimanda Adichie 'Collective narrative timelines and maps of history' by David…
Topic 3: Re-authoring conversations – tracing values, skills and knowledge across time (reflection due 27 April)
Welcome to Topic 3: Re-authoring conversations - tracing values, skills and knowledge across time. Your reflection for this topic is due 27 April, 2025. Commonly asked questions about re-authoring conversations compiled by Shona Russell and Maggie Carey, Narrative Therapy:…
Optional extra reading
1. ‘Beating sneaky poo’ Terry Heins and Karen Ritichie have succeeded in making useful knowledge about externalising conversations available in an easy to understand and light-hearted publication. The illustrations by Geoff Pryor and Quantum make the ideas come alive…
3. Re-authoring conversations – tracing values, skills and knowledge across time (reflection due 3 June) Copy
Topic 3 resources: ‘Re-Authoring: Some answers to commonly asked questions’ compiled by Maggie Carey & Shona Russell, Narrative Therapy: Responding to your questionsVIDEO: ‘The danger of the single story’ by Chimimanda Adichie 'Collective narrative timelines and maps of history' by David…
Topic 3: Thinking behind practice (due 28 November)
Welcome to Topic 3: Thinking behind practice. Post-structuralism and therapy – what it’s all about compiled by Leonie Thomas in Russell & Carey in Narrative Therapy: Responding to your questions Narrative Therapy, Buddhism, Taoism and Chinese Medicine: an interview…
3. Re-authoring conversations – tracing values, skills and knowledge across time (reflection due 3 June) Copy
Topic 3 resources: ‘Re-Authoring: Some answers to commonly asked questions’ compiled by Maggie Carey & Shona Russell, Narrative Therapy: Responding to your questionsVIDEO: ‘The danger of the single story’ by Chimimanda Adichie 'Collective narrative timelines and maps of history' by David…
3. Re-authoring conversations – tracing values, skills and knowledge across time (reflection due 3 June) Copy
Topic 3 resources: ‘Re-Authoring: Some answers to commonly asked questions’ compiled by Maggie Carey & Shona Russell, Narrative Therapy: Responding to your questionsVIDEO: ‘The danger of the single story’ by Chimimanda Adichie 'Collective narrative timelines and maps of history' by David…
3. Documenting alternative stories/knowledges (reflection due 9 April)
Resources Using therapeutic documents - a review by Hugh Fox Collective documents as a response to collective trauma by David Denborough Example of a collective narrative document: Living in the shadow of genocide: How we respond to hard times:…
Topic 3: Thinking behind practice (due 1 July)
Welcome to Topic 3: Thinking behind practice. The reflection for this topic is due 1 July, 2022. Post-structuralism and therapy – what it’s all about compiled by Leonie Thomas in Russell & Carey in Narrative Therapy: Responding to your…