Foundations Level Two:
Applied Skills of Narrative Practice
Developing Narrative Therapy Questions and Therapeutic Letters Certificate
(12 CEC's)
Foundations Level Two
Applied Skills for Narrative Practice
12 CE credits granted by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
January 27-28, 2024 **Please note - last course sold out 8 weeks early.
"My skill and ability to understand and ask narrative therapy questions on a scale of 1 to 10 before the course was a low two and this course saw me progress to a high six!! All I can wonder is "Who would be least surprised I was able to achieve this level of narrative questioning?" Haha! Honestly, the faculty at VSNT are amazing and I cannot thank them enough." Applied Skills Participant, Chicago, February 2022
"I really appreciated how Rock and Stephen provided feedback that was immediate, clear, and actionable – I’m going to be hearing their voices this week as I try new questions in my practice! I was struck by how they both have a lovely and intentional way of inviting participation that welcomes imperfection, as this helped me to be vulnerable and get the most out of the weekend. I’m excited to put my learning into practice. Thanks so much!!" - Applied Skills Participant, Vancouver, May 2023
Level Two Foundations is designed to dramatically enhance a participant's formulation and understandings of narrative therapy questions. This is achieved through live counter-story interviewing, close up supervision, discussion, and focused support of the participant's questions and therapeutic letter writing.
Skills of Practice deepen participant's understanding and grow their practice experience of crafting narrative therapy questions and writing therapeutic letters. Faculty offer immediate live reflections and feedback regarding the participant's own work developing questions within a supportive and small group supervisory context. The experience is fun, humbling, and filled with excitement.
Taught by legendary narrative therapy supervisors Stephen Madigan & David Rock Nylund, the Foundations Level Two Applied Skills for Narrative Practice certificate course is designed for practicing narrative therapists and is 'the next step' for participants who have completed the VSNT 5-Day Foundations & Fundamentals certificate training course.
Online Teaching Faculty: Stephen Madigan PhD (Canada) & David Rock Nylund PhD (USA)
Dates: January 27-28, 2024
Time: 8:15 am - 3:00 pm, Pacific Daylight Time (Vancouver, BC)
Location: Classes will be taught live through Zoom video conferencing
Professional: $450 CAD (+ tax)
Students/ VSNT.live members: $325 CAD (+ tax)
Proof of student status is required upon registration
**This course is presented through LIVE interviewing sessions. Due to issues of confidentiality and participant consent, recordings of this training will not be made available.
Daily Training Schedule
Practice, Practice, Practice
"After completing your Level Two Applied Skills course I have experienced the most confident and exhilarating two weeks of therapy in my life! Rock and Stephen you are the best pair of supervisor/teachers I have ever had. With so much gratitude and love . . ."
~ Applied Skills Participant, London, UK, November 2022
Question Development Training Supervisors
Stephen Madigan PhD, David Nylund PhD
SATURDAY
8:15 AM – 9:30am AM
Anatomy of Therapeutic Questions:
1a) Understanding the myriad of categories, values, meaning makings, direction, politics, and purpose of narrative therapy questions.
1b) Developing the Ecology of The Receiving Context Participants Receive Client Stories Into.
9:45 PM – 3 PM
Part one ~ LIVE Interview Demonstration
Stephen and Rock take turns engaging in Live counter-story interviews with participants. With each narrative question asked in the interview the question is typed up on the screen for everyone in the course to view. Then, each therapy question is closely studied, explained, and interrogated in terms of the Ecology of The Receiving Context the 'Client' Story was received into~ then the questions are analyzed further by the group.
SUNDAY
8:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Part Two ~ Extending the Craft of Question Development:
~ Working in pairs participants begin creating and adding their own novel interview questions to the live interview process. As a further response is are therapeutic letters written and performed back to the participant 'client'. Client then responds back to the letter writer.
Part Three: Participant questions are typed up on the screen for everyone to view and - closely supervised, studied, explained, and closely interrogated by Stephen and Rock. As a further response is are therapeutic letters written and performed back to the participant 'client'. Client then responds back to the letter writer.
12:00 PM – 3 PM
Part Four: Stephen and Rock teach and engage participants in many different styles of therapeutic letter writing practices.
Part Five: Relational therapeutic letters are written to someone important to the participants relational life.
Bonus 1/2 Day - 8:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Stephen Madigan PhD, David Nylund PhD
David & Stephen re-engage participants to review and discuss practice based questions ~ and to celebrate recent developments in the group's work with clients, questions and therapeutic letters.
QUESTIONS? It's always been challenging to find words that accurately/poetically describe the incredible experience VSNT supervisors develop with participants in the Level Two Foundations course. Please contact VSNT if you would like a broader description. Thanks.