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Foundations in Contemporary Narrative Therapy: Advanced Clinical Application
Calgary Narrative Collective | Sunalta Community Centre, November 26 – 28,
2026
Due to high demand and a sold-out Part One in February, capacity for this training
has been expanded. Early registration is encouraged.
While described as an advanced applications training, this is not a move into
technique, nor a departure from foundations. Rather, it is an extension of them.
This two-and-a-half–day training opens with a keynote address by David
Epston (joining from New Zealand via Zoom) and serves as Part Two of the
Certificate Program in Contemporary Narrative Therapy.
While it follows Foundations in Contemporary Narrative Therapy: Theoretical
Foundations, it has been intentionally designed to stand on its own as a
meaningful and rigorous experience.
Those continuing from Part One will deepen the conceptual and ethical ground
established there. Those joining for the first time will be welcomed through
structured teaching that situates clinical practice within contemporary narrative
therapy.
Participants may complete the certificate by attending both trainings in any order.
This training is intended for therapists at all levels who are seeking a more
thoughtful, ethically grounded, and practice-oriented engagement with narrative
therapy.
Contemporary narrative therapy does not begin with technique—it begins with a
particular understanding of the person, relationship, and ethical responsibility.
In Part One, we asked: Who is the person in narrative therapy?
In Part Two, we ask: What becomes possible in practice when we take this
question seriously?
This training is devoted to the clinical life of narrative therapy.
Narrative Therapy News and Training Opportunities
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, May 2026 Release
www.journalnft.com
