Foundations Level III: Supervision & Practice
18 CEC's
Narrative Therapy Supervision
Developing Narrative Therapy Questions and Therapeutic Letters
New dates for March 2026 coming soon!
Foundations Level 3:
Relational Practice & Supervision
12 CE credits granted by CCPA
New dates for March 2026 coming soon!
"I feel so much more confident! Skills of Practice training was challenging, pushed me beyond my therapeutic limit, and I pick up a ton of new skills. Thanks a million!"
- Applied Skills Participant, Victoria, May 2025
"My 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?" The faculty at VSNT are so awesome!"
- Applied Skills Participant, Chicago, February 2022
"I really appreciated how Rock and Stephen provided feedback about our narrative questions that was immediate, clear, and actionable – I’m going to be hearing their voices this week as I try new questions in my practice! Thanks so much!!"
- Applied Skills Participant, Vancouver, May 2023
"I've never been exposed to anything like this level of practice brilliance before and it gave all of us hope of what might some day be possible. Amazing!!
- Applied Skills Participant, Toronto, January 2024
Faculty supervisors offer immediate live reflections and feedback regarding the participant's live interview questions within a supportive group supervisory context.
Level Three Foundations increases the amount of live-interviewing each participant engages in during the 3-day course. Attention is focused on the ecology of the receiving context each participant receives client stories into - and how the can develop a coherency between the therapeutic understandings and values they stand with the questions they respond back to the client with. Learning to hone these skills represents the heartbeat, rhythm, and craft of the experienced narrative therapist.
Taught by legendary narrative therapy supervisors Stephen Madigan & David Nylund, Level 3 Relational Practice and Supervision certificate course is designed for practicing narrative therapists and 'next step' for participants who've completed the VSNT 5-Day Foundations & 3-day Level Two Skills of Practice certificate training course.
Online Teaching Faculty:
Stephen Madigan PhD (RCC/ACS) (Canada)
David Rock Nylund PhD (USA)
Dates: March 2026 - dates coming soon
Time: 8:15 am - 3:00 pm, Pacific Daylight Time (Vancouver, BC)
Location: Classes will be taught live through Zoom video conferencing
Professional: $625 CAD (+ tax)
Aprox - $445 USD
Students/VSNT.live members: $550 CAD (+ tax)
Aprox - $390 USD
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
Day 1
8:15 AM – 9:30 AM
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.
9:45 AM-11 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 are therapeutic letters written and performed back to the participant 'client'. The client then responds back to the letter writer. 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 are therapeutic letters written and performed back to the participant 'client'. The client then responds back to the letter writer.
12 PM – 3 PM
Part Three: Extending the Craft of Question Development
Working in groups of 3 participants take turns interviewing as the Performative Therapist (PT), and acting as the Listening Therapist (LT), and Client (C). Each participant will get experience in each position. Rock and Stephen will visit and individually supervise each group of 3. Groups will then return to the main group after 45 minutes to witness work being supervised and discussed.
Day 2
8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Part One: 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 are therapeutic letters written and performed back to the participant 'client'. The client then responds back to the letter writer. 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 are therapeutic letters written and performed back to the participant 'client'. The client then responds back to the letter writer.
10:00AM – 1:45 PM
Part Two: Extending the Craft of Question Development
Working in groups of 3 participants take turns interviewing as the Performative Therapist (PT), and acting as the Listening Therapist (LT), and Client (C). Each participant will get experience in each position. Rock and Stephen will visit and individually supervise each group of 3. Groups will then return to the main group after 45 minutes to witness work being supervised and discussed.
Working in pairs, participants begin creating and adding their own novel interview questions to the live interview process. As a further response are therapeutic letters written and performed back to the participant 'client'. The client then responds back to the letter writer.
2:00 PM – 3 PM
Part Three: New ideas in Narrative therapy
Stephen and Rock engage participants in demonstrating many different new styles of narrative therapy informed relational interviewing questions and interviewing.
Day 3
8:15 AM – 9:15am AM 12 PM - 3 PM
Part One:
Stephen interviews a couple live with the participant group watching on. After session group participants are engaged to offer reflections/responses directly back to the couple. Group then takes time to write a letter of response to the couple.
Part Two:
9:45 AM-11 AM
Part Two: Extending the Craft of Question Development
Working in groups of 3 participants take turns interviewing as the Performative Therapist (PT), and acting as the Listening Therapist (LT), and Client (C). Each participant will get experience in each position. Rock and Stephen will visit and individually supervise each group of 3. Groups will then return to the main group after 45 minutes to witness work being supervised and discussed.
Part Three: Extending the Craft of Question Development
12PM – 2pm
Working in groups of 3 participants take turns interviewing as the Performative Therapist (PT), and acting as the Listening Therapist (LT), and Client (C). Each participant will get experience in each position. Rock and Stephen will visit and individually supervise each group of 3. Groups will then return to the main group after 45 minutes to witness work being supervised and discussed.
Part Four: What have you learned and has your relationship changed with narrative questions?
2PM – 3 PM
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.