Pre-requisites

CN9100 Counselling Frameworks and Evidence in Practice

Co-requisites

CN9510 Oppression, Liberation and Wellbeing

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Evaluate Narrative concepts of person-hood and wellness from a Christian perspective

• Adapt Narrative practices to personal counselling style and approach

• Appraise key Narrative practices applicable to diverse client contexts and problems

• Interrogate advanced understanding of both underlying theory and the resulting practices in Narrative Therapy

Unit Description

Practices in Narrative Therapy is an elective unit designed as part of a stream for second year students who want to go deeper with Narrative Therapy in particular and a socially just approach to counselling more generally. It is paired with Oppression, Liberation and Wellbeing. The unit takes a practical approach to Narrative Therapy by introducing many of the approach’s important philosophical concepts and linking them directly to the therapeutic practices they inspire. Students will learn both the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ of Narrative practice including a deeper exploration of the core concepts of externalisation, re-authoring and re-membering as well as the use of ceremonies, therapeutic writing and other experiential methods. Ultimately, this exploration of Narrative ideas and practices will equip students to both begin using Narrative approaches in their work and to conceptualise the problems brought by clients in ways consistent with a Narrative framework. Students will be able to approach many different kinds of problems in counselling through a Narrative lens including difficulties with mental health and the effects of trauma.

Topics

• Introduction to Narrative Therapy and the narrative metaphor
• Philosophical foundations of Narrative Therapy
• Advanced externalising
• Re-authoring
• Re-membering
• Outsider and insider witnessing
• Ceremonies and rituals
• Therapeutic writing
• Beyond spoken narratives
• Narrative Therapy and trauma healing

Assessment and Indicative Load

Assessment types include Reflection Paper, Creative Piece, Interview, and Attendance. Indicative study load is 150 hours.

---

Unit offerings

Face to face: (Demand based)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.