Introduction to Narrative Therapy

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Introduction to Narrative Therapy (3HR) Presented by Dreya Blume, LCSW

$45.00

Description

This introductory training invites psychotherapists to explore the foundational principles and practices of Narrative Therapy, a collaborative and empowering therapeutic approach that views people as separate from their problems. Rooted in postmodern and social constructionist thought, Narrative Therapy emphasizes the stories clients tell about themselves and their lives—and how these stories shape identity, meaning, and possibility. Participants will learn how to help clients externalize problems, uncover alternative narratives, and re-author their stories in alignment with their values, strengths, and hopes. Practical tools and strategies will be highlighted throughout the training.

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

Describe the core philosophy and theoretical foundations of Narrative Therapy.
Identify how the process of externalization supports client empowerment.
Apply at least two narrative therapy techniques to help clients explore and re-author personal stories in a therapeutic context.

Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 hours of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Dreya Blume, LCSW

Recording Date: May 1, 2026

Course Format

NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 3 continuing education hours.

CE Training Workshops, LLC, #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2025 to 08/02/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.

Meet Your Facilitator

Dreya Blume, LCSW, has traveled a long and winding road to arrive where she is today,as a therapist, coach, author, and group facilitator.

She has taught English in Thailand, Japan, Australia, and Hawaii. She has worked in psychiatric wards, served as a case manager, and eventually launched her own private therapy practice.

She has taught part-time as an adjunct professor for over twenty years, led multi-day international retreats, and written seventeen books, with an eighteenth on the way.

Syllabus

Introduction

Objective #1: Describe the core philosophy and theoretical foundations of Narrative Therapy.

Influence of post-modernism
Client as author
The importance of the stories client’s tell themselves

Objective #2: Identify how the process of externalization supports client empowerment.

Changing the client’s relationship with their symptoms
Strategies for externalization
Letter-writing

Objective #3: Apply at least two narrative therapy techniques to help clients explore and re-author personal stories in a therapeutic context.

Journaling prompts
The process of re-authoring
The costs of self-narratives

Summary/Q&A