July 14, 2026: Working with Suicidal Experiences Using Narrative Practices
July 14, 2026: Working with Suicidal Experiences Using Narrative Practices
Event Date
July 14, 2026
Event Time
10:30 am
Event Location
This is an ONLINE EVENT, Hosted on Zoom, Eastern Time CANADA US
Event Description
Early rate: $120 until June 21, 2026
$140 after June 21, 2026
This workshop will be a practical, moving and hopeful exploration of ways of working with the often intense and frequently difficult problems of suicidal experience and despair. Using principals and practices drawn from narrative therapy, the day will be a combination of lectures, the sharing of hopeful work, discussion and the opportunity to practice some of the ideas.
During this full-day workshop we will:
- Learn principles from narrative practice that are particularly relevant when working around suicidal experience and despair
- go beyond risk assessments and find ways to build life-saving stories with those struggling with despair or suicidal experience.
- learn ways to use the narrative practice of externalising when working with suicidal experience and despair
- consider ‘discourses’ or ‘common understandings’ of suicidal experience and how to develop awareness of this in our work
- discuss the role power can play in shaping what language is used when speaking about suicidal experience and despair
- learn about the concept of ‘joining people in sadness’ in order to build collaboration
About David Newman
David Newman lives and works on Gadigal country, Sydney, Australia. He is a faculty member of The Dulwich Centre and an honorary clinical fellow at University of Melbourne School of Social Work. He has extensive experience teaching in Australia and other countries and in individual, couple, family and group therapy, primarily through his independent therapy practice Sydney Narrative Therapy.
Since the early 1990s David has been particularly drawn to the ideas of narrative therapy and since has published several articles and chapters and he also has developed many online resources including: video talks, podcasts, webinars, courses.
If you are new to the ideas and practices of Narrative Therapy we suggest:
- Reading What is Narrative Therapy? (2000) by Alice Morgan.
Or….
2. Viewing a 1.5 hour video on-demand from January 24, 2025 titled ‘Re-Authoring Stories of Depression’ which shares introductory ideas that shape narrative therapy. If you are interested in accessing this video for free please email us
Certificates of Training can be requested at the end of the online workshop and will state 2 hours of narrative therapy training. Certificates can be used to qualify for eligibility for continuing education credits from professional colleges and licensing boards. Please contact your own college or association to confirm requirements.
STUDENTS – At checkout in ‘discount code’ enter STUDENT10. Also in the ‘additional info’ box please include your student info – i.e.: Name of institution and program of study
For groups of 3 or more, please register together in one transaction and at checkout in ‘discount code’ enter GROUP10. One main person can be registrant, and please type info (name, email, address) for other group members in the ‘additional info’ box
Cancellations will be accepted if requested at least 14 days prior to the event via email to contact@narrativetherapycentre.com. A $20 cancellation fee will be deducted from the amount to be refunded.
We regret that a refund cannot be offered after the cancellation date, but a colleague may be substituted for attendance.
Extend your learning with David Newman the following day on July 15, 2026 for the online workshop titled ‘Narrative Practice and the Use of Therapeutic Documents’. A segment of this workshop will be about the use of living documents in collecting stories of knowledge and skills in dealing with despair and suicidal experience