Annual Fall Workshop
Re-Membering Michael White: Saying Hullo Again
Friday, October 13, 2017, 8:30 am to 4 pm
Presenters: Jill Freedman, Gene Combs, and Stephen Gaddis

For our our 8th Annual NTI Fall Workshop, we are excited to announce that Jill Freedman and Gene Combs, co-directors of Evanston Family Therapy Center and co-authors of Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities, will be co-presenting with NTI Director Stephen Gaddis! Jill and Gene were close friends and colleagues with narrative therapy pioneer Michael White for many years, and Michael frequently visited them at their center in Chicago, for trainings, whenever he visited the United States. This means Jill and Gene have precious videos of Michael doing work, and they have chosen a lovely one that they will share with us. We will be using this tape to develop a rich day of learning and inspiration for participants.

In particular, we intend to create workshop exercises that assist participants in furthering their narrative knowledges and practice skills. After watching tapes of Michael, we will explore the following concepts and inquiry domains: 

• decentered and influential stances
• deconstructing inquiry and normative discourse
• re-authoring inquiry, personal agency, and intentional state understandings

This workshop is designed for people who have some familiarity with a Narrative Worldview, although all are welcome to attend. 

Fees:

• Early Bird Registration, by September 22 -- $110; $75 for students
• Regular Registration, after September 22 -- $130; $95 for students
• At the Door Rate-- $140; $105 for students

Additional Information:

• Group Rate: A 15 percent discount is available for groups of eight or more people from a single agency or organization; to register a group, email narrativetherapyinitiative@gmail.com.
• Food: A light breakfast and coffee service will be provided in the morning, and a boxed sandwich lunch can be purchased in advance for $14. If you would like to order lunch, please do so in the registration form.
• CEUs: We are applying for CEU approval for LMFTs, LMHCs, and social workers. If you will need a CE certificate, please order one in the registration form.
• Public Transportation: The Beverly Cove Community Center is a 15-minute walk from the Montserrat MBTA train station in Beverly.
• Accessibility: The Beverly Cove Community Center is accessible to people who use wheelchairs or have other mobility disabilities.
• Participants who do not preregister and instead pay "At the Door" may pay by cash or check only.
• Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be given up to 14 days prior to the event minus a $25 cancellation processing fee; within 14 days of the event, no refunds will be provided.

Presenter Bios:

Jill Freedman, MSW, and Gene Combs, MD, are Co-Directors of Evanston Family Therapy Center, as well as founding members of the Chicago Center for Family Health, an independent affiliate of the University of Chicago. Internationally recognized for their advances in narrative theory and training, they received the 2009 Award for Innovative Contribution to Family Therapy by the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA). They have co-authored more than 30 journal articles and book chapters and 3 books -- Symbol, story, and ceremony: Using metaphor in individual and family therapy, Narrative therapy: The social construction of preferred realities, and Narrative therapy with couples.... and a whole lot more!

Stephen Gaddis, PhD, LMFT, is the director of the NTI and has studied, practiced, and taught narrative therapy since 1994. He earned his International Postgraduate Diploma in narrative therapy at the Dulwich Centre in Adelaide, Australia, where he studied with Michael White. Steve also spent a year teaching narrative therapy in the graduate school of counseling at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. He has published and presented on narrative therapy nationally and internationally. Currently, Steve has a full-time narrative therapy and supervision practice in Salem, Mass., and he teaches narrative therapy at Salem State University and Boston College as well as independently through the NTI. Steve received his doctorate in marriage and family therapy from Syracuse University.

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