Events
Workshop, 19 September 2009:
Narrative Conversations with Men about Perpetrating Abuse
In this one-day workshop, Tod Augusta-Scott will illustrate narrative therapy practice with men who have perpetrated abuse against their female partners. Through videos of his work and a power point presentation, he will demonstrate the narrative practices of externalizing, creating a statement of position map and re-authoring identity. He will also illustrate how he addresses issues of sexism in these conversations.
Tod Augusta-Scott, MSW, is the program coordinator at Bridges, a domestic violence counseling, research, and training institute in Truro, Nova Scotia. He has taught at the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He works as a consultant on issues of domestic violence for both government and nongovernment organizations. He is currently a member of the editorial board of Canadian Social Work. Tod publishes and presents his work internationally, and he is the co-editor and contributor to the book, Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives (Sage Publications, 2007).
Saturday, September 19, 2009
9:00am-4:00pm
St. Thomas UniversityBrian Mulroney Hall, Room 202
Registration Fees:
Adults $50
Students & Seniors $25
Lunch and coffee breaks are provided.
To Register: Call 452-9663, or Email narrative@stu.ca
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 14, 2009
Workshop: May 1,2009
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative hosted a one-day workshop on narrative care with older adults on Friday, May 1, 2009. "Narrative care" begins and ends by honouring the lived experience, or the story, of the person receiving help. Narrative care is therefore "core care." The aim of this gathering was to explore narrative approaches to working with older people in a variety of helping contexts. By a range of means - brief lectures, experiential exercises, small group reflection, open discussion - participants were introduced to concepts, issues, and strategies related to narrative care.
Workshop: April 22, 2009
Dr. Brett Smith of the University of Exeter spoke about “Storying Disability: Exploring Responses to Chaos Narratives in a workshop on April 22, 2009. During the workshop, he discussed the four types of response he has witnessed to the ‘chaos narrative’: depression-therapy restitution stories, breakthrough restitution stories, social model stories and solace stories. During his talk, he explored the possibilities for responding to stories and for narrative research.
Reading Circle: WInter 2009
During the winter months of 2009, CIRN invited members of the St. Thomas community to join their book discussion group. The monthly CIRN Reading Circle featured readings and discussions of several narrative-focused books.
The late John McKendy suggested the idea of a Reading Circle as CIRN was planning its launch events. In honour of Professor McKendy, CIRN acted on his vision, starting with his choice of book.
October 8, 2008: CIRN Annual Public Lecture
In the first of an annual lecture series, CIRN hosted Dr. Stephan Marks, social scientist at Germany’s University of Freiburg, on October 8, 2008.
Dr. Marks’ lecture, “Hidden Stories, Toxic Stories, Healing Stories: The Role of Narrative in Peace and Reconciliation”, was based on his “History and Memory” research project where he explores the origins of National Socialism through interviews with men and women who committed themselves to Adolf Hitler.
“Research on narrative is more than listening to ‘nice stories’,” said Dr. Marks. “There are stories that are hidden between the lines that need to be retrieved. There are toxic stories that need to be exposed. And there are stories that have a healing quality that may contribute to peace and reconciliation.”
Dr. Bill Randall, professor at St. Thomas and a director at CIRN, said that Marks’ research was similar to the goals of CIRN.
"Stephan’s research reflects the concerns for justice, healing and human rights to which St. Thomas is committed,” he said.