USING STORIES FOR CHANGE, 101, 102, draft 2.
by Paschal Baute, psychologist and storyteller.
OPA retreat on Union of Psychology and Spirituality
Length of workshop. Each is three hours, 101 is offered twice.
Description
People of ancient civilizations have all known a wisdom via storytelling. Stories map our inspirations, our hopes, our memories and our dreams. There is a wisdom in each of us we do not even know we have. We introduce a creative collaborative process to access and recapture this wisdom: relearning how stories can guide, summon and empower us.
People resist and will sabotage direct help, advice or counsel for many reasons. Many prefer not to relinquish their own drama. Story by-passes conscious resistance. Story hooks the creative imagination to allow the other to transform the situation on one’s own terms - authentically. In these workshops we learn to discover and design stories to do this, perhaps even using our own stories. A renaissance in storytelling is found in much recent literature supports and describes this process. Narrative therapy is only one expression;
The workshops are offered in a progression, with two 101s being introductory. For completion of Objective 4, a practice session, workshop 102 is necessary. Coaching is offered only in second workshop.
Story Workshops # 101a and # 101b. Overview of how story has shaped civilization, our society and individuals; also how story can blind us to reality, and how a new story can transform. How story works and how to make story more effective. Storytelling skills Overview. Erickson’s use of the therapeutic metaphor., Clarissa Pincola Estes & many others. Limit: twelve participants each. .
Story Workshop # 102. Practice. Each chooses a favorite or personal story to tell, in dyads or group, with coaching and feedback. How to listen and coach is reviewed. Designing story. Requirement: complete Story 101..
Learning Objectives. Participants will:
1) Value STORY as a powerful avenue for transformation and change.
2) Explore how stories speak to emotional and spiritual needs of clients and organizations..
3) Understand some of the dynamics of effective storytelling.
4) Practice accessing some of the transforming aspects of storytelling. This objective is for those who complete both workshops, 101 and 102.
AUDIENCE SUITABILITY Psychotherapists, organizational psychologists and other care-giving professions such as social work, nursing, health care and ministry.
PRESENTER:
Paschal has been developing storytelling as a tool for building bridges and changing worlds.. He is a member of the national Healing Story Alliance, the Kentucky Storytelling Association and the Lexington Spellbinders storytellers group. He is sem-retired from thirty years of clinical work as a psychologist. He coordinates the Human Resource Management curriculum for the School for Career Development at Midway College, Midway, Kentucky and has a prison ministry program for men and women with volunteers.
His most recent book Win - Win Finesse, The Art of Dealing Positively with Negative Feelings uses story to illustrate 17 spiritual values as well as a world changing creative method of dealing with conflict..
For more information, telephone 859.293-5302. Email pbbaute@paschalbaute.com. Or see his web page at www.paschalbaute.com/writing. Then scan down right sidebar to “Amazement” storytelling blog/. His curriculum vitae and current writings are found at www.paschalbaute.com
Bibliography will be offered to participants.
