Video: Introducing externalizing questions lecture (White, 1986)
Michael White's historical 1986 lecture begins to outline for North American therapists the ideology and theory behind a new practice that he has named externalizing conversations.
Video: Comparing family therapy systemic thinking and practice (Tomm and White, 1987)
In this 1987 workshop Karl Tomm outlines a few basic assumptions and differences he and Michael White have with popular systemic family therapy models.
Video: Working with youth who won’t come to therapy (White, 1987)
The Michael White workshop in 1987 outlines a few novel letter writing approaches when we find ourselves working with youth who won’t come to therapy
Video: Moving away from family therapy’s idea of fuctionalism (Tomm & White, 1986)
In 1986 Karl Tomm begins to discuss his move away from the Milan Teams ideas (he had previously introduced the Milan Team into North America) and introduces the work of a new and talented therapist he has discovered to North America - Michael White. Karl has to be admired for his ongoing willingness to explore and expand upon new therapeutic ideas. Part of his legacy is that he always had a good nose for great therapists!
Video: The work of Franz Fanon (Akinyela, 2006)
Makungu Akinyela Introduces TC7 to the work of psychiatrist Franz Fanon - viewed by much of the developing world as the leading anti-colonial thinker of the 20th century
Video: Power/knowledge in therapy interview (Madigan & White, 1991)
This rare 1991 interview clip captures Stephen Madigan interviewing Michael White about Gregory Bateson, Michel Foucault, the issue of power/knowlege and - how these ideas influence narrative therapy practice.
