Narrative Therapy Supervision
For Speech & Language Therapists
Michael White (1989)
“The person is not the problem. The problem is the problem”
Narrative Therapy is a non-pathologising, non-blaming therapeutic practice rooted in social constructionism.
Narrative conversations provide the venue for people to become more acquainted with and share their skills for living and wisdom associated with preferred storylines from a subjective, personal position.
It assists a revised position on a problem or to further develop counter practices to the oppression of problems. It helps people to move towards their preferred way of being and living.
Pathways in Narrative Therapy Supervision
Explore practices of accountability and neglected territories of practice.
Become significantly acquainted with the knowledge and skills of your practice that are relevant to addressing the concerns, predicaments and problems that you encounter.
Have an understanding of the politics of your client’s experiences.
Consider the influence of social discourses on your professional identity, practice and on your client’s lives.
Explore Narrative Therapy MAPS and other practices including: externalisation, re-authoring and re-membering conversations, journey metaphors, collective narrative practice, rich descriptions and story development, outsider witness practices and linking lives.
Consider ways of integrating Narrative Therapy within the Biomedical model.
Supervision for individuals and groups
About Nicola Gorb
Nicola has been using Narrative Therapy in her practice since it first came into her life in 2010.
She is a Speech and Language Therapist, has a Diploma in Narrative Therapy and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Narrative Therapy.
She uses Narrative Therapy throughout her practice with individuals and groups and shares her knowledge and skills widely with colleagues.
