Part 1: Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma (Jan 2024)
Part 1: Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma (Jan 2024)
Event Date:
January 25, 2024
Event Time:
10:30 am
Event Location:
This is an ONLINE EVENT
An online learning for those new to the ideas and practices of narrative therapy, and also to those familiar and wanting a refresher and/or inoculation to narrative ideas with a focus on responding to trauma.
10:30 AM to 4:30 PM (both days)
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Facilitated by Angel Yuen with guest presentation by Mathura Thiagarajah
Early rate $280 until December 29, 2023
Regular rate $320 thereafter
‘I thought I was supposed to dig deep in order to resolve my abuse’
‘I just thought that in order to start feeling better that it had to get worse first. I thought because I have never talked about this [sexual abuse] with anyone before, that I needed to tell you and ‘finally get it out’. And that is was all just part of the therapy process.’
‘As they say…no pain no gain!’?
(Yuen, 2009. p. 10-11)
Do any of these statements sound familiar? It’s not uncommon for people suffering from the consequences of trauma to take on such taken-for-granted understandings of the trauma healing process. But what if we were to consider an alternative notion? How about less pain, more gain?
Narrative Therapy approaches assist people in reclaiming their lives from the effects of trauma and suggest that there is always another story. These are often subordinated stories of connection, hope, cherished values, acts of resistance, skills in living and the many unacknowledged ways in which people respond to hardship.
Part 1 of this online training will:
- provide an overview of the ideas that shape Narrative Therapy
- explore the taken-for-granted understandings of trauma and PTSD
- challenge the ‘no pain no gain’ trauma healing discourse
- offer ways to engage in conversations about trauma that are not retraumatizing
- discover people’s responses to violence and oppression
Multiple modes of learning will be used to facilitate this online event including practice-based narrative exercises, video, breakout rooms and wider discussion.
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About Angel Yuen (she/her)
Angel works as a narrative therapist and clinical supervisor in alternative-private practice in Durham region of the Greater Toronto Area. She also offers tailored narrative trainings and consultation to many organizations. Angel’s previous work spanning three decades included experiences in school, community, and adult and children’s mental health settings.
Angel has facilitated several narrative workshops locally, internationally and more recently virtually. Within these spaces she continually is honoured to share hopeful stories, skills and wisdom of the people who consult with her. As a member of the Dulwich Centre international faculty in Adelaide, Australia Angel is part of their team for the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work program. Angel is the author of the 2019 book titled’ Pathways beyond despair: Re-authoring lives of young people through narrative therapy. She also is co-editor with Cheryl White of the 2007 book Conversations about gender, culture, violence and narrative practice: Stories of hope and complexity from women of many cultures. Angel has also published the following papers re: narrative ideas and responding to trauma: Discovering Children’s Responses to Trauma: a response-based narrative practice (2007) and Less Pain More Gain: Explorations of responses versus effects when working with the consequences of trauma (2009).
Mathura has fifteen years of experience working with children, young people, adults and families in schools, community health settings and private practice. In these roles, she has been able to use narrative approaches with diverse communities. Mathura has a special interest in collective narrative practices, and has had the opportunity to co-create multiple collective documents in Toronto, Canada and Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
Free Follow-up Practice session
After attending Part 1 on January 25 and 26, you are invited to join us for a free optional follow-up practice session on February 7, 2024 from 11 am to 1 pm ET.
This online follow-up session will be facilitated by Tiffany Sostar.
During this online practice session, you will have an opportunity to reflect on what has stayed with you since the workshop, witness a brief live interview demonstrating the type of narrative questions you’ll be practicing, and then move into break-out rooms to practice or stay in the main room if you have additional questions.
This program will be relevant for a diversity of service providers including counsellors, therapists, community workers, child protection workers and mental health practitioners working in settings such as victim and crisis services, private practice, hospitals, women’s shelters, sexual assault centers, schools, Violence Against Women (VAW) organizations, and other community-based and social service agencies. This workshop is relevant to those working with adults (including adults who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse), young people and children.
- Anyone new to the ideas and practices of narrative therapy
- Anyone familiar with and already using narrative practices who wants a refresher and/or inoculation to narrative ideas with a focus on responding to trauma.
Certificates of Training can be requested at the end of the online workshop and will state 9.5 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.
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Cancellations will be accepted if requested at least 14 days prior to the event via email to contact@narrativetherapycentre.com. A 10% admin 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 the learning on February 26 and 27, 2024
Click here for Part 2 workshop details and registration