You will have the opportunity to:Understand how stories can facilitate healing and help find heroesGain confidence in bringing small stories into therapyIdentify suitable storiesUnderstand the theory informing this workConsider the evidenceExperience and discuss the therapeutic uses of story tellingPractise creating and telling storiesDevelop ways to incorporate storytelling into practiceGain a set of story resources to use for counselling
Stories for Therapy: Inviting insight and change using the magic of metaphor
Objective:
OPD Points: 5
Outline:
Rather than a only session of power points, this training will be interactive and practical with ample demonstrations, group work and brief exercises to develop skills. You will have a chance to consider why storytelling works, how to introduce and incorporate storytelling in counselling, gain a resource of sample stories as well as ideas of where to look for suitable stories for therapy.Included in the training will be discussion of your own experiences in hearing stories told and how particular stories address common experiences such as: fear of failure, loss of control, loss of happiness, facing evil, seeing that bad things happen, longing for peace and resolution, finding helpers along the way and discovering hope.
Content:
What ideas are explored?How can stories be used in therapy?What theory and evidence inform this work?Does storytelling work for all ages?When might this form of therapy not be useful?How can I involve parents?What are the different types of stories I could use when counselling? Who Should Attend?All those who work with children and adults, who want to integrate the power and wisdom of stories into their practice. Psychologists, school counsellors, social workers, teachers, case workers, child and family counsellors, psychotherapists, pastoral workers, other allied health professionals and students of these disciplines. Certificate: In order to gain OPD points for this event, participants will need to undertake an assessment at the end of the online workshop and pass at no lower than 80%.
Presenter / Provider:
Presenter Qualifications:
Contact:
- Ellie Risstrom
- 02 7229 5812
- sydneycentreforcreativechange@gmail.com