Lecture room: Lögberg – 102. Click for a map.
Presenter Bios:
Elin Bjoru: Elin is a psychologist, educated at the university of Oslo in 1982, and a specialist in family therapy and counseling, working at the family office in Trondheim. She is one of two leaders of Norway’s recently established National Team for High Conflict – systemizing and developing methods for therapeutic work with high conflict between parents after divorce.
Stephen Madigan: Stephen MSW, and MSc and PhD is the Director of the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy. In 2008 The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) honoured Stephen’s narrative therapy work with their Distinguished Award for Innovative Practice in Family Therapy Theory and Practice. He is the founder of therapeuticcconversations.tv, consults with Norway’s National Couple Conflict Team, and teaches and trains internationally.
Abstract
Supervision: Part 3 of our 3-part workshop explores the intensive supervision practices of Relational Interviewing. Highlighted is our ongoing rigorous training and supervision structures involving Stephen and members of Norway’s National Team (working with high conflict between parents after divorce), and the Family Therapy/mediation team in Trondheim, Norway. Participants learn through examples of RI supervision including: up close (line-by-line) discussions of each therapists session transcripts ‘, video study of Stephen’s session (questions his questions), circulating and discussing weekly team questions, the teams co-therapy, the inclusion of Family Judges in the therapy room – and both live and Skype supervision.