Program Overview:

Narrative Therapy focuses on helping individuals reshape their personal narratives and stories to improve their mental health and overall well-being. This training program equips counselors with the skills and techniques to facilitate narrative therapy sessions effectively.

Course Outline:

Week 1: Introduction to Narrative Therapy Session 1: Foundations of Narrative Therapy Overview of narrative therapy principles Theoretical background and key concepts Importance of stories in shaping identity Session 2: Techniques for Differentiating Strategies to separate the person from the problem Exercises and role-playing to practice externalizing Case studies illustrating successful externalizing

Week 2: Re-authoring Life Stories Session 3: Creating New Narratives Techniques for helping clients re-author their stories Identifying and amplifying unique outcomes Developing rich and alternative narratives Session 4: Using Documents and Rituals Creating therapeutic documents (letters, certificates) Incorporating rituals to celebrate progress and change Techniques for sustaining new narratives

Week 3: Practical Application and Case Studies Session 5 & 6: Applying Narrative Therapy in Practice Analyzing case studies and discussing practical applications Group discussions on challenges and solutions Developing personalized approaches for different clients

Learning Outcomes: By the end of this training program, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the foundational principles and techniques of narrative therapy.

2. Apply strategiesthat help clients separate their identity from their issues.

3. Facilitate the process of re-authoring life stories and creating new, empowering narratives.

4. Use therapeutic documents and rituals to document and celebrate change.

5. Integrate narrative therapy techniques into their counseling practice effectively.

Total Course Length: 3 weeks

Sessions per Week: 1 session

Duration per Session: 3 hours

Post Workshop Connect: 1 hour

Total Contact Hours: 10 hours