Upcoming Events & Trainings
Registration is open for the following narrative trainings and programs. CEUs are available.
Working with People Facing Despair, Feelings of Unworthiness, and/or Suicidal Thoughts:
Moving Beyond Risk Assessment Towards Stories of Resistance & Hope
Date & Time: Friday, November 8, 2024, 10am to 5pm EST
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: Amy Druker, MSW
Registration Fee: Early Bird Registration Rate (available until 9/15/24): $130.00, Regular Registration Rate (after 9/15/24): $140.00, Student/Senior Registration Rate: $75.00
Working with people who are facing Despair, Feelings of Unworthiness, and/or Suicidal Thoughts can sometimes invite worry and panic for therapists, peer workers, and other helping professionals, and can, at times, take us away from our preferred ways of being with people who are facing these difficult problems. This workshop focuses on how we can use Narrative Therapy practices and principles to stay connected to what we care about and bring social justice into our work with people who are facing Despair, Feelings of Unworthiness, and/or Suicidal Thoughts.
What Is Narrative Therapy? - two chances to attend
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: Amy Druker, MSW
Registration Fee: Regular Registration Rate: $135.00, Student/Senior Registration Rate: $75.00
January 17, 2025 - Learn more and register
April 4, 2025 - Learn more and register - Early Bird Rate, available until 1/31/25 — $120.00
Narrative therapy is a collaborative and non-pathologizing approach to counseling and community work that centers people as the experts of their own lives. Narrative therapy is based on the belief that people make meaning of their lives through stories. The stories people live by are not a mirror of a person’s life but are actually shaping of people’s lives and identities. Narrative therapy suggests that stories are not neutral, and are understood to be influenced by a broader context — particularly in the various dimensions of class, race, gender, sexual orientation, and ability.
Authoring Your Life: A Narrative Writing Program
Dates & Times: Six Tuesdays, January 21 to February 25, 2025, 6 to 8pm ET, and March 1, 12 to 3pm ET
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: Sarah Beth Hughes, BSW, MSc and Danielle Heitmann, MSW, LCSW, MA
Registration Fee: $700; a 10% discount is available if paid in full upon registration ($630). A $100 non-refundable deposit is required at registration to begin a payment plan.
Scholarships: We are reserving two places for half scholarships. Please visit the registration page for more details.
This course invites participants to explore what it means to be the primary author of their own lives through writing practices shaped by narrative ideas and ethics. Using prompts and exercises, participants will reflect on their relationship with writing, personal challenges, and what truly matters to them, all while fostering creativity and healing. With the guidance of Danielle Heitmann, the course encourages supportive sharing and brings in the teachings of Steve Gaddis to deepen the experience of living and writing from the Narrative Worldview.
Narrative Therapy in Practice - two chances to attend
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: With Suzanne Gazzolo, PhD and Matt Mooney, PhD
Registration Fee: $280 or $225 when registrant has completed NTI's "What is Narrative Therapy?"
January 31 & February 1, 2025 - Learn more and register
June 6 & 7, 2025 - Learn more and register
This two-day training is for people wanting to learn how narrative therapy ideas are put into practice in therapeutic settings. In particular, we explore externalizing practices and skills in the context of deconstructing and re-authoring therapy conversations. Clinical examples and experiential exercises will help support participants’ learning. Participants can expect to learn how narrative practitioners work to help people separate their lives from problems and identify new steps they can take that fit with their hopes and values.
Exploring Narrative Documentation Practices
Date & Time: Friday, March 14, 2025, 10am to 5pm EST
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: Amy Druker, MSW
Registration Fee: Early Bird Registration Rate (available until 1/15/25): $130.00, Regular Registration Rate (after 1/15/24): $140.00, Student/Senior Registration Rate: $75.00
This one-day workshop explores how narrative documentation practices can promote social justice in therapeutic work by focusing on subordinated stories rather than pathologizing problems. Participants will learn about narrative letter writing, counter documents, and collective practices that challenge traditional documentation approaches. The workshop includes theory, ethics, live practice examples, and reflective discussions, and is designed for those familiar with the Narrative Worldview.