*With John Winslade, Cal State Bernardino and Lorraine Hedtke, private practice

In this two-part series, Dr. John Winslade and Dr. Lorraine Hedtke demonstrate aspects of counseling conversations, so that students can learn and improve their counseling skills.

Part I: Developing Curiosity:
In three engaging vignettes, the authors start each conversation with a simple word - "breakfast", -"favorite pet", and "something you were pleased about". Viewers will be fascinated with how these seemingly simple acts of curiosity build a generative conversation that connects with a person’s cherished identity story. All give way to a rich conversation about identity stories and about preferred ways of living.

Part II: Externalizing and Decision-Making
Externalizing, an essential component to Narrative Therapy, is founded on the belief that "the person is not the problem; the problem is the problem". In the externalizing conversation, Donna struggles with tardiness. In the decision-making conversation, Lorena wants to make a decision about whether to choose her girlfriend over her loving yet disapproving mother and family.

Two hours