The Narrative Therapy Centre
Workshop on Supervision - 2 day intensive - May 7 & 8, 2015
“Exploring narrative approaches to supervision – thinking together in
relationship in ways that re-invigorate professional identity.”
Presented by Shona Russell - Narrative Practices Adelaide
Shona Russell has been exploring narrative practices in her work as a supervisor for
many years both as an external consultant to organizations and with practitioners
who have a specific interest in narrative therapy.
She has a particular interest in supervision where workers experience significant
distress in relation to their work which has led her to engage with ways we can
sustain ourselves in work that can be difficult and complex.
Shona will draw on the work of Vikki Reynolds to consider what “becomes more
possible when we are able to work in accord with our ethics, embrace a spirit of
solidarity, and see our collective work as doing justice”.
Shona will offer opportunities to explore and develop our thinking and skills in
professional supervision. Shona is a qualified teacher and has a Masters in Cultural
Psychologies. Her workshops are both enjoyable and stimulating. Her ideas on
supervision are applicable to any person centred or strengths based approaches.
This workshop will benefit supervisee’s who wonder how supervision can be useful
to their work and supervisors who want to support to those who consult them.
Certificates will be provided on completion.
Thursday May 7th and Friday May 8th 2015
9.30am until 4 30pm
Narrative Therapy Centre Crows Nest
Room 203 at 7 – 11 Clarke Street
(parking in Hume Street Council Car Park for early bird rate)
Cost : $330 for the 2 days
For more information please contact Marilyn O’Neill
[email protected]
0404 893 950
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More about this workshop and narrative approaches
Narrative approaches offer many interesting possibilities in supervision.
The focus of this workshop is to explore a range of practices that contribute to a reinvigoration of professional identity (White, M. Re- Authoring Lives) respectful
ways of exploring complex concerns and challenges, and enlivening ways of creating
an audience for the work people do.
Examples of work will be shared, and participants will have opportunity to further
develop skills related to effective supervision.
Shona has been teaching about narrative approaches to supervision within Australia
and internationally for many years and she will embrace the learnings from these
workers in this workshop.
There will be a specific focus on supervisory conversations with workers responding
to violence, abuse and trauma in the context of injustice.
The following specific themes and practices will be explored:
What is supervision?
 Negotiating supervision – how can a context of negotiation about what
supervision is be created and a context where practitioners think together in
relationship be formed?
 What to focus on in supervision
 The position we take as supervisors
Stories workers have of themselves and practices that re- invigorate
professional identity
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Re-storying professional identity through keeping faith with what is given
value
The role of externalizing conversations in interrupting internalized accounts of
professional identity
The rites of passage metaphor as it relates to professional
Alternative proposals for responding to worker distress, fatigue and
exhaustion – pain as testimony – distress as tribute
Creating audiences for re- storying professional identity
Documents of identity – scaffolding skills and knowledges
Whether you are an experienced supervisor, new to supervision or interested in
furthering your understanding of narrative approaches to supervision there will be
something of interest for you! This workshop does not provide an introduction to
narrative therapy and assumes an appreciation of the key concepts of narrative
therapy as it applies to work with individuals, families, groups and communities.
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Course Registration
Exploring Supervision Ideas And Practices :
From A Narrative Perspective With Shona Russell
Payment of the full course fee is required by Friday 24 April 2015.
We will inform you by email once a workshop is confirmed.
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Please indicate how you will be paying.
Personal payment of $330.00 must be received by Friday 24 April 2015 by
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Cheque payable to Marilyn O’Neill PO box 600 Cammeray 2062
Electronic transfer to Marilyn O’Neill BSB:062151 Acc No. 10268735
Please put your name on the transfer with the code May WS
Email registration to [email protected]
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