Therapeutic storytelling is a powerful, yet gentle and non-intrusive, way of inviting people to see their problems from a different perspective, package hard-to-hear feedback and ideas in a non-threatening way that doesn’t trigger defensiveness, and help people break free from inertia and a sense of helplessness. It also adds a tremendous sense of freshness to the helper’s work because it helps them add more of their creativity and personality to their work.
The approach to therapeutic storytelling taught in this seminar is based on the work of Dr. Milton Erickson, who was renowned for his ability to use hypnosis, storytelling, and “curiosity-inducing homework assignments” to help clients find their own unique answers to their problems. His work was strengths-based long before the strengths-based movement and positive psychology had been born.
Instructor David Lee has studied with Dr. Erickson’s students, Stephen and Carol Lankton, most known for using his storytelling-focused approach.
Participants will be able to:
6.0 Category A Continuing Education hours for licensure have been applied for through NASW-NH.
Participants will be able to:
About David Lee: David Lee is the author of over 100 articles and book chapters and the books Dealing with a Difficult Co-Worker, and the Add Powerful Storytelling Techniques to Your Training published by ASTD Press (out of print). David has been using and teaching storytelling for over 25 years.
Before focusing his work on how to use storytelling in business, teaching, and coaching, he practiced and taught hypnosis and therapeutic storytelling in the field of mind/body medicine throughout North America and abroad.
His work in therapeutic storytelling was featured in the clinical book Tales of Enchantment: Goal-Oriented Metaphors for Adults and Children in Therapy.
