Workshops, teaching & performance
Stories offer a way of thinking about the experience of being a father and a man in contemporary society and also a way of enquiring about our own experiences of being fathered and being a partner to a father. Stories about men, parents and children, be they contemporary or traditional, can begin a dialogue that enables the chance for reflection on the complexity of these roles. The issues that the stories raise can be explored in a community of enquiry.
Stories have always featured in both working with fathers and in thinking about fathers. There is a rich tradition of using traditional stories to explore gender identity by such writers as Robert Bly, Michael Meade and Stephen Biddulph. These stories explore the dilemmas, constraints and joys of fatherhood.
Steve and Mark offer a performance of stories centred upon fatherhood and will also provide a workshop on using stories in work with men/fathers. Their performances always encourage the story to work for the audience in a constructive, conversational flow.
The Facilitators
Steve Killick, Clinical Psychologist and storyteller. Amongst his publications are ‘Telling Tales – Storytelling as Emotional Literacy’ written with Taffy Thomas and ‘Emotional Literacy at the Heart of the School Ethos’
Mark Rivett, Family Therapist, Director of Family Therapy Programmes at Bristol University and Editor of the Journal of Family Therapy. Amongst his publications are ‘Working with Men in Health and Social Care' (Coauthored with Brid Featherstone and Jonathon Scourfield) and ‘Family Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques’ (with Eddy Street).
Comments from previous participants
· A hugely helpful, interesting and enjoyable day.
Clinically helpful in highlighting a neglected
perspective and approach
· Relaxed, stimulating, engaging
· Excellent. A very thoughtful and peaceful day
· Interesting, stimulating, challenging
· Could we do this again sometime? It was wonderful!
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