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Narrative Therapy Centre |
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Of Toronto |

This two-day workshop is co-sponsored by the NTC and Hugh J MacMillan CounsellingThurs. April 29th & Fri. April 30th 2010 |
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Thursday April 29th & Friday April 30th 2010
SPACE IS LIMITED
Narrative Therapy: Responding to Traumatic Experience
A narrative therapy approach to trauma would suggest that “No one is a passive recipient to trauma”. Regardless of the nature of the trauma people always respond! In the words of Michael White, founder of the narrative approach:
People always take steps in endeavoring to prevent the trauma they are subject to, and, when preventing this trauma is clearly impossible, they take steps to try to modify it in some way or to modify its effects on their lives. These steps contribute to the preservation of, and are founded upon, what people hold precious. Even in the face of overwhelming trauma, people take steps to try to protect and to preserve what they give value to.
This workshop will explore hopeful possibilities of recovery with people who have experienced recurrent trauma (including abuse, violence, loss, oppression and injustice). Participants will learn:
· How to respond to children, youth and adults who have experienced trauma with a focus on restoring a sense of oneself · How to scaffold questions in the most helpful way · How to doubly-listen to the stories of trauma and the responses to trauma · How to engage in re-authoring conversations that bring forward more hopeful stories · How to use collective narrative practices to link the lives of people who have experienced hardship
The two days will include an overview of narrative therapy ideas and collective narrative practices of responding to trauma while using experiential exercises, case examples, video illustrations, and sharing the ‘micro maps’ of narrative practices. An existing understanding of narrative ideas is helpful, but not entirely necessary.
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Narrative Therapy Centre P.O. Box 31030, Westney Heights RPO 15 Westney Road N. Ajax, Ontario. Canada. L1T 3V2 |
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Narrative Therapy: Responding to Traumatic Experience |
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Narrative Therapy: Responding to Traumatic Experience
Westdale United Church link to mapquest 1509 Sherbroke Street Peterborough Ontario 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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