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Training in narrative therapy and community work

 

For the last 26 years, Dulwich Centre has offered and co-ordinated a wide range of training options for practitioners who are wishing to develop their own skills in narrative practice. This narrative therapy training is skills-based and seeks to be accessible to practitioners from a range of disciplines, including social work, counselling, therapy, teaching, community work, nursing, medicine, psychology, psychiatry, psycho-social work, child-care, and so on.

 

The training we offer includes one-day to week-long intensive workshops, online courses, International Summer Schools, and Spring Festivals,  year-long and Graduate Certificate programs, an International Training Program, and we are currently developing a Clinical Masters Program in conjunction with La Trobe University and The Bouverie Centre. For people wanting an introduction to narrative therapy and community work, through to experienced people regularly using narrative ideas in practice, we have something to offer. (Don't forget to also check out our next International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference.)

Dulwich Centre Training calendar for 2011-2012 

 

Contents:

 

  • Masters program in Narrative Therapy and Community Work
  • International Training Program
  • Narrative practice and cultural democracy: History, theory and practice (Atlanta, USA)
  • One week intensive workshops
  • International events

 

 For more information about all of these events, please read on!

 

Masters Program in Narrative Therapy and Community Work

 

When we recently announced that we are in discussions with La Trobe University and The Bouverie Centre in relation to creating a joint clinical Masters Program in Narrative Therapy and Community Work, we didn't anticipate the response we received. Within 24 hours we had received over 100 expressions of interest from a wide range of countries: Canada, Chile, Hong Kong/China, Belgium, UK, Israel, Spain, Denmark, USA, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, Mexico, Uganda, Italy, India, Romania, and Sweden! We are now more determined than ever to make this a reality. This program would be taught by an international faculty. It would take place in three intensive blocks (of two weeks each) and the rest of the program will take place on-line. So it will be possible for both Australian and international practitioners to participate. Participants will complete 20 sets of readings and written responses, two papers of a publishable standard and submit two tapes of their narrative practice. If it does proceed, graduates of our International Training Programs will be eligible to upgrade to this accredited Masters Degree by completing a bridging program. It would be very helpful to us to get some idea of the numbers of people who may be interested in enrolling in such a Masters Program. If you would consider enrolling in such a program, please contact us via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We will then stay in touch with you as things develop. Thanks.

 

International Training Program: Narrative approaches to therapy and community work 2011–2012

Our current International Training Program most thorough training program. Our international faculty includes: Jill Freedman, David Epston, Lorraine Hedtke, Carolyn Markey, John Winslade, Sekneh Beckett, David Denborough, David Newman, Cheryl White, Chris Burke, Jane Hutton, Chris Dolman, Sue Mitchell, & Barbara Wingard.

 

Narrative practice and cultural democracy: History, theory and practice -  Atlanta, Georgia, USA: 29 May – 2 June, 2012

Narrative therapy and community work ideas that were developed in Australia and New Zealand are now being engaged with in many different parts of the world. As these ideas and practices travel, how can there be mutual sharing and learnings across cultures? How can diverse communities engage with these ideas and also prioritise cultural integrity? How are narrative practices being expressed in diverse cultural voices? And how is this contributing to the further creative development of narrative practice? This one week event will explore these questions and explore considerations of history, theory and practice relating to narrative therapy and cultural democracy. Presentations will be offered by Makungu Akinyela, Cheryl White, Vanessa Jackson, Marcela Polanco, David Denborough, Lisa Berndt and other therapists from the Dulwich Centre international faculty. If you are interested in attending this event please contact us c/o This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   Places will be strictly limited.

 

 


One week intensive workshops

 

Level One Narrative Therapy

  • January 30 – February 3 2012
  • October 8 - 12 2012

 

Level Two Narrative Therapy

  • 2012 dates to be announced soon


Responding to hardship: Narrative ways of responding to individuals, groups, and communities who are experiencing hardship

  • This workshop, presented by Cheryl White, Barbara Wingard, and David Denborough, will be run next in July 2012. It is now possible to register, please contact us. 

 

 

 

Dulwich Centre international events in 2011-2012

 

AUSTRIA

  • June 14–16 2012: Three days of workshops on the narrative approach in working with individuals, groups, and communities – Vienna. For the European Systemic Business Academy
  • October 18–20 2012: Three days of workshops on the narrative approach in working with individuals, groups, and communities – Vienna. For the European Systemic Business Academy

  

CHILE

  • May 2–5 2012 Santiago, Chile: Narrative responses to social suffering. Workshops by David Denborough. More information available soon.

 

CHINA

  • NanJing City, JiangSu province of China: November 30th to 4th December, 2011. The first workshop in in two year narrative therapy training program. Each training will last 5 days. This workshop is to be taught by Jill Freedman (USA) and Jane Hutton (Australia) with Delphine Yau and Ip Ching from Hong Kong. The second training is to be held from 19th March to 23th March, 2012. The third training is from 27th August to 31th August, 2012. The last training is from 15th April to 19th April,2013. This training program is being hosted by the NanJing Brain hospital and the Psychotherapy Committee of the Association of Mental Health of China in conjunction with Dulwich Centre (Australia) and Evanston Family Therapy Center (USA). The contact person is Dr Chen Yixin: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Her assistant is ZhaoZhao: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Beijing: February 24-26, 2012. Second workshop in a series. 'Introduction to narrative therapy with a special emphasis on mental health concerns'. Teachers: Gaye Stockell and David Newman. Hosted by Ming Li. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +86-0-1355-2693-859. 

 

GREECE

 

HONG KONG

 

IRAQ 

 

ITALY 

 

NORWAY

  • November 8–10 2011: Collective narrative practice workshop with David Denborough, Oslo, Norway. Hosted by Robust.

 

PALESTINE

 

SINGAPORE

 

USA

  • May 17-18 2012, Minneapolis: Cheryl White & David Denborough teaching for Kenwood Center
  • May 25-26, Evanston: Cheryl White & David Denborough teaching for Evanston Family Therapy Center  
  • May 29 - June 2: Narrative Practice and Cultural Democracy: History, theory and practice (see above)  

 

 

Training workshops delivered in your organisation, town, or country!


 

If you and others in your workplace or local community are interested in learning more about narrative approaches, then it may be possible for us to arrange a training event in your location. This often saves considerable expense in relation to airfares and accommodation. Topics for these workshops include:

 

  • Introduction to narrative therapy (one day, two day, or five day events)
  • Introduction to narrative approaches to working with individuals, groups, and wider communities (two day, three day, or five day events)
  • Tree of Life: A narrative approach to working with vulnerable children
  • Responding to trauma: narrative approaches to working with individuals, groups, and communities

Or a custom-made topic depending on your area of interest and the availability of skilled trainers on that particular topic!

 

Outside Australia:

Over the last ten years, Dulwich Centre has co-ordinated training workshops that have taken place in a wide range of countries. We have a network of experienced and highly-regarded practitioners/trainers who are available for teaching assignments across the globe. Sometimes it is possible for these trainers to visit a country on their way to another destination - this saving considerable expense. We are used to arranging low-cost but highly-professional training events in places from Mongolia, India, East Timor, South Korea, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, USA, Canada and many others ...

 

If you are interested in an experienced trainer/practitioner in narrative approaches visiting your local community, please write to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Because we have links with practitioners in every continent (except Antarctica), you never know what might be possible!

 

 

Further information related to training

 

To learn more about Dulwich Centre's philosophy to training, read the article 'Developing training programs congruent with narrative ideas' (an extract from the book A community of ideas by Cheryl White and David Denborough).

 

Accommodation

For information relating to accommodation while in Adelaide for training, please click here.

 

 

 

 

SINGAPORE