Reading: A quick intro to narrative therapy (Bjoroy, Madigan & Nylund, 2015)
A clear and simple introductory article to help the membership get a handle on narrative therapy theory and practice by Anja Bjoroy, Stephen Madigan and David Nylund (2015)
Reading: Destabilizing chronic identities of depression and retirement (Madigan,1999)
Stephen Madigan's paper highlights his relational interview meetings with 'Tom’, professional practices of the in patient psychiatric ward, expert knowledge, the notion of chronic identities, disciplinary discourse, and his fascination with developing therapeutic letter writing campaigns inside the psychiatric institution.
Video: The social location of problems (Madigan, 2005)
Stephen Madigan interprets Michel Foucault’s ideas on power/knowledge, subjectification and internalized cultural discourse - into practice.
Video: Post-session reflections on the DSM, power and expert knowledge (Stephen Madigan, 2006)
Stephen Madigan's post-session interview reflects on the DSM, power and expert knowledge.
Reading: Introduction to narrative therapy questions handout (Madigan, 2013)
Stephen Madigan's VSNT training handout offers a brief introductory tour through a few necessary understandings when developing therapeutic questions from a narrative therapy perspective.
Live Session: Remembering counter-plots with conflicted couples (Madigan, 2011)
Video: Internalizing cultural normativity and discourse (Madigan, 2005)
Stephen Madigan discusses internalized problem conversations and the audience of normative ideas that support these problem conversations.
Video: What to look for in the demonstration (Madigan, 2011)
Stephen Madigan is interviewed and asked to outline a few key features of a narrative therapy interview
Live Session: Stephen Madigan, 1999 (part 1)
Stephen conducts a live externalizing interview with an 11 year old boy Ollie (and his mother) who has been mandated by the courts to seek therapy after a charge of battery. Watch Stephen relationally externalizes 'trouble' and demonstrate relative influence and evaluative questions within the landscapes of action and identity - and plots out troubles potential losses as well as the boys's preferred ethics and reputation.
Video: A little story involving Michael White, Michel Foucault and a Restaurant (Madigan, 2014)
Stephen Madigan introduces his 2014, TC12 keynote on the early ideas of Michael White with a little story to situate the humour that was central to their friendship.
