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Boundless possibilities There is a special entwined relationship between narrative counselling and narrative training. Over many years we have found that in a narrative approach every story is also an opportunity for learning. Consequently as far as specifically narrative counselling is concerned it is not desirable to separate counselling from training. While we cannot do counselling everywhere we are not bound by geographic region and can help train pastoral narrative counsellors in any region of the world with the aid of technology. Informally and formally partnering with stakeholders across the country we have students who form learning communities or learning campuses. Past and, or, present communities and campuses can be found in the following regions: · Constantia kruin, Dutch Reformed Church, West Rand · Northfield Methodist Church/ Institution for Creative Conversations, East Rand · Durbanville Bergsig, Western Cape, Dutch Reformed Church · George, South Cape, NG Eden congregation · Mosselbaai, South Cape, NG Eden congregation · Lydenburg, Mphumalanga, Dutch Reformed Church 9Quality learning, passionate counselors
Our academic discipline Pastoral narrative therapy sees the joining of two areas, pastoral counseling and narrative therapy. Narrative therapy is formally now in its fourth decade of international development and is particularly known for a psycho-social approach that frees people from dominant rampant problem saturated stories in their lives and thin conclusions about who they are in this world. As a helping modality a narrative approach goes much further than being therapy and is applicable to a range of contexts from organisational work, to coaching, to facilitation, to education, to psychology and more. For us a narrative approach is enriched by certain traditions in theology and in particular the sub discipline of pastoral care and counseling. This leaves room for people to bring into conversation those areas of their lives that many professions do not, would not, or cannot deal with. Here we find we are having conversations about what people regard as the ultimate meaning and relationship in their lives. It could include spirituality, faith, making sense of suffering and more although themes like these might not always be explicit and neither is it forced. Whatever the individual counselors perspective, as a discipline pastoral narrative therapy does not have an overt dogmatic affiliation. While we incorporate a multidisciplinary approach that include psychology, social work, mediation practitioners and others it is wonderful that the centre as specifically a pastoral centre is a leading organisation among peers. Quality learning, passionate counselors 10
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