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Narrative Methods In Clinical Practice: The Use Of Storytelling For Sustainable Change
This course is offered by Lifestage, Inc, an approved provider of Continuing Education for social workers by the New York State Education Department's Board for Social Work.
This course is a week-end intensive: Sat. March 5, 1-5 pm
Sun March 6 noon-4 pm
This training will explore the power of story from the standpoint of listener and storyteller, the impact of social and cultural narratives on a person's inner life and provide tools for crafting stories that have maximum impact on the listener.
Narratives about one's abilities, strengths, potential and place in the world are woven into an implicit sense of self that is a powerful driver of perceptions and choices. Whether these narratives are positive or negative, they become self-reinforcing. But studies show that they can be changed and that changing them can redirect the course of a person's life.
Storytelling skills have been shown to fine tune listening, understanding and the process of rewriting personal narratives. Participants will craft a story drawn from their own professional experience, using the classic 5-beat story structure that studies show is essential to empathy and emotional connection-inducing narratives that have maximum influence on the listener. The course culminates with the sharing of these stories in the group. The experience of choosing, crafting and sharing a story and the impact of this process on the story's meaning will be discussed.
Social workers in treatment and academic settings can empower clients to stay the course through the uncertainties and challenges of change by working with internal and social narratives that implicitly and explicitly impact peoples' lives and sense of self. This training will explore the power of story from the standpoint of listener and storyteller, the impact of social and cultural narratives on a person's inner life and provide tools for crafting stories that empower authentic identity. The experiential portions will provide guidance for using stories in practice and discussion portions include evidence for narrative approaches to produce sustainable change from the literature.
You will learn:
The relationship between personal narrative and suffering, healing and well-being;
The classic 5-part story structure and how to use it to maximize the power of a story;
The ways stories shape identity and can be used for healing and empowerment in clinical treatment;
Cultural narratives that inform individuals' perspectives and perception of self;
Current neuroscience and social psychology research about storytelling and narrative forms in health education and in health care workers' impact on clients and trainees;
INSTRUCTOR: Jude Treder-Wolff is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Group Psychotherapist and Registered Music Therapist, a writer/performer and trainer/consultant. She is President of Lifestage, Inc a consulting and training company that designs and facilitates arts-based training seminars, workshops and groups for professional and personal development. She facilitates monthly applied improvisation workshops for clinicians and educators on Long Island at Lifestage, Inc, and integrates applied improvisation and storytelling into training seminars she designs for corporate wellness programs and staff development workshops for a wide range of organizations, including the YMCA Family Services, Suffolk County Dept. of Mental Health, Independent Group Home Living, The Multiple Sclerosis Society, Therapeutic Recreation Association, State University at Buffalo Summer Institute of Continuing Education, South Oaks Continuing Education and New York State's Office of Substance Abuse Services.
She is host and creator of a monthly storytelling show "(mostly) TRUE THINGS" which features true stories told by individuals from all walks of life. She has been featured on the groundbreaking storytelling podcast and live show RISK!, and at storytelling shows in New York. Her solo storytelling show Crazytown: my first psychopath was a featured selection at the 2013 Midtown International Theater Festival, The 2012 Chicago and San Francisco Fringe Festivals, and performed at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stonybrook University, Actors Theater Workshop and The Pit-NYC in New York, and The Conservatory NJ in Trenton, NJ.
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LocationLifestage, Inc (View)
496 Smithtown Bypass Suite 202
Smithtown, NY 11787
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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