Scholarships
We want everyone to have a seat at our table, and we don't want current or historical economic oppression such as land theft and redlining to stand in anyone's way if they want to take our programs. Furthermore, we want to support and participate in the practice of making reparations for enslavement, genocide, and related issues. Anyone with a background or family history of economic marginalization from any of these causes is welcome to whatever degree of scholarship they feel is fair given their current life situation. Just let us know what seems fair and just to you, and we will take your word for it.
2024 Programs
Introduction to Narrative Therapy (online)
With Jill Freedman and Gene Combs
Dates: Friday, February 16, 10am to 5pm (Central Standard Time)
This workshop, via Zoom, will offer participants an experience of the basic ideas and practices of narrative therapy. The focus will include the narrative metaphor, the post-structuralist worldview, non-pathologizing conversations, and the basics of helping people experience rich and meaningful stories about the possibilities for their lives.
The format will include discussion, demonstration and exercises.
Cost: Regular-$135, Student-$100
Level 1 Intensive (online)
With Jill Freedman and Gene Combs
Dates: April 26-28 and May 10-12
Time: Fridays 2pm-5pm, Saturdays 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm, Sundays 2pm-5pm
Tuition: regular rate, $650; student rate, $575.
We have designed this online program to immerse you in narrative ideas and give you hands-on experience with narrative ways of working. The format is informal and highly interactive, so you will have lots of chances to practice putting the ideas into action. In addition to exercises and supervised practice, Jill and Gene will demonstrate the work through videotape and live interviews.
Year Long Online Program - All Places Fillled!!
Our year long program offers you, via Zoom, the opportunity to immerse yourself in narrative ideas and practice over the course of a year. You will explore narrative therapy and the worldview that supports it through discussion, carefully crafted practice activities, and interviews.
Dates: We will meet for 8 weekends: January 19-21, February 23-25, April 12-14, May 17-19, July 12-14, August 23-25, October 18-20, and December 6-8.
There will be 4 three-hour blocks in each unit—Fridays 2pm-5pm, Saturdays 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm, Sundays 2pm-5pm (Central Standard Time).
To Apply: A $300 deposit—which will be refunded if you are not accepted—is due as part of the application process. This will count toward your tuition.
Tuition:
Regular: $2,000 USD
Student: $1,700 USD
Advanced Intensive in Tuscany, Italy
with Jill Freedman and Gene Combs
Dates: Sunday, September 22 - Saturday, September 28, 2024 (check-in Sunday evening, leaving the B&B on Saturday morning)
Limited to 15 participants
Tuition: $750 (US)
Location: Ponte A Nappo Bed & Breakfast, San Gimignano, Italy
In Fall 2024 we will join with up to 15 other experienced practitioners of narrative therapy for 5 full days in the Tuscan countryside just outside the walls of the gorgeous hill town of San Gimignano. We will shape the content of each day to fit the interests and desires that participants bring from the people and places in which they are exploring narrative practice.