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Narrative Therapy Approaches Presented by the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)
Workshop Description This full day workshop examines Narrative Therapy approaches that empower individuals to reclaim their lives from trauma stories by uncovering alternative narratives of hope, acts of resistance, skills in living and surviving and the many unacknowledged ways in which people respond to hardship. We will challenge the taken-for-granted understandings in mainstream trauma discourse and explore how to shift the focus from trauma to the many unacknowledged ways people respond to hardship.
Participants will learn and practice key techniques such as double-listening and response-based inquiry, equipping them to engage in conversations that are non-retraumatizing and that uncover people’s responses to violence and oppression.
By the end of this workshop, you will: ⦁ Gain knowledge of response-based questions to incorporate into your practice with people of all ages affected by trauma stories. ⦁ Develop skills in the narrative practice of double-listening. ⦁ Critically examine mainstream trauma-informed practices and learn to move beyond the language of ‘trauma.’
Pre-Requisite For anyone new to Narrative Therapy the prerequisite for this course is the OASW webinar titled ‘Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma’ on January 10 , 2025. Those who already have a beginning foundation of the ideas that shape narrative therapy would be suited to participate in this full-day workshop .
Workshop Instructor Angel Yuen MSW RSW works as a narrative therapist, teacher, supervisor and consultant in alternative-private practice in the Greater Toronto Area. Angel’s previous work spanning three decades included experiences in school, community, and adult and children’s mental health settings.
As faculty of the Narrative Therapy Centre Angel has facilitated several narrative workshops on ‘Responding to Trauma’ locally, internationally and virtually. Within these spaces she continually is honoured to share hopeful stories, skills and wisdom of the people of all ages who have re-authored trauma stories. She is the author of the 2019 book ‘ Pathways beyond despair: Re-authoring lives of young people through narrative therapy ’. Angel has also published papers re: narrative ideas and responding to trauma including Less Pain More Gain: Explorations of responses versus effects when working with the consequences of trauma (2009).
January 30, 2025 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET Cost
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