Video: Early ideas on relationally externalizing problems (White, 1987)
Video: An introduction to Michael White (White, 1986)
Accepting Karl Tomm's invitation to present, Michael White introduces himself and locates his therapeutic work (4 years before it became known as narrative therapy!) during his 2nd ever workshop in North America.
Video: Deconstructing a primary psychological principle (White, 2005)
Michael White deconstructs traditional 'surface and depth' practice constructions that situate the heart of therapeutic practice based in humanism, expert knowledge and other individualist practice understandings.
Video: A few ideas on narrative therapy practice (White, 2004)
Michael White outlines three primary ideas central to narrative practice
Video: The joy of externalizing pseudo-encopresis (White, 1987)
An absolutely charming 1987 lecture where Michael White discusses the history of how he ended up working with and establishing his practice ideas with children suffering with pseudo encopresis.
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: A few basic narrative therapy understandings (White, 2004)
Michael White's lecture outlines three important assumptions involved with narrative therapy practice.
Video: Storying and reauthoring in the landscapes of action and consciousness (White, 2005)
This key 2005 Michael White lecture outlines Jerome Bruner's ideas on the narrative metaphor and - shows how narrative therapy developed the structure of questions (through Bruner's ideas on the landscapes of action and identity)
Video: Early ideas on externalizing (White, 1987)
In this 1987 lecture Michael White begins to clearly outlines his novel ideas on externalizing problem conversations in therapy and the idea of restraints
Reading: Deconstruction and therapy (White, 1991)
The Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy considers this 1991 paper by Michael White as one of the most important narrative therapy articles ever written.