Michael Kingsley White was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. His first professional job was as a probation and welfare worker. He earned an undergraduate social work degree from the University of South Australia in 1979 and worked as a psychiatric social worker at the Adelaide Children's Hospital. He founded the Dulwich Centre in 1983 and began a private practice as a family therapist. He continued to be associated with Dulwich Centre until his death.
White was a practicing social worker and co-director of the Dulwich Centre[2] in Adelaide, South Australia, and was author of several books of importance in the field of family therapy and narrative therapy.
In January 2008, White set up the Adelaide Narrative Therapy Centre[3] to provide counselling services and training workshops relevant to work with individuals, couples, families, groups and communities and to provide a context for exploring recent developments relevant to narrative practice."[4]
Michael White was also particularly known for his work with children and Indigenous Aboriginal communities, as well as with schizophrenia, anorexia/bulimia, men's violence, and trauma.
He received the following awards, honours, invitations:
International Fellow, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Masters Interview, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Conference, San Francisco, 1989.
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California.
Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy Theory & Practice Award, American Family Therapy Academy, 1999.[5]
Key therapeutic ideas developed by White include 'externalizing the problem',[8] commonly summarised as 'the person is not the problem, the problem is the problem'; 're-authoring' the dominant stories of people's lives; and the idea of 'double-listening' to accounts of trauma: not only the accounts of trauma itself, but how people have responded to trauma.
Key practices of narrative therapy and 'maps' of narrative practice include:
The statement of position map / externalising conversations map
1989. Literate Means to Therapeutic Ends. With David Epston. Adelaide: Dulwich Centre Publications.
1990. Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends. With David Epston. (WW Norton & Company, New York).
1995. Re-Authoring Lives: Interviews and Essays. Adelaide, South Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications. ISBN0-646-22735-1
1995. Narratives of Therapists' Lives. Adelaide, South Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.
2000. Reflections on Narrative Practice. Adelaide, South Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.
2004. Narrative Practice and Exotic Lives: Resurrecting diversity in everyday life. Adelaide, South Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.
1992. Experience, Contradiction, Narrative and Imagination: Selected papers of David Epston & Michael White, 1989-1991. With David Epston. Adelaide, South Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.
2006. Narrative Therapy with Children and their Families. With Alice Morgan. Adelaide, South Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.
2007. Maps of Narrative Practice. (WW Norton & Company, New York)
2011. Narrative Practice: Continuing the conversations. (WW Norton & Company, New York)
Michael White's books have also been published in Danish, Spanish, Japanese, Swedish, Italian, German, Chinese, Finnish, French and Portuguese.
Magazine articles and radio features
Cowley, G. & K. Springen. (1995). Rewriting life stories. Newsweek, 17 April.
Wylie, M.S. (1994). Panning for gold. Family Therapy Networker, 18(6), 40-48.
Special report on narrative therapy, Life Matters, ABC Radio National, broadcast 23 December 1999 (repeated 8 October 2002).
Writing on the Mind – the power of story telling, All in the Mind, ABC Radio National, broadcast 1 October 2005.
References
^Pearce, Jeremy (28 April 2008). "Michael White, 59, Dies; Used Stories as Therapy". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends; Maps of Narrative Practice; White, M. (2000). Reflections on Narrative Practice Adelaide, South Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications
External links
Dulwich Centre: Gateway to Narrative Therapy and Community Work
Narrative Practice Adelaide
Michael White Archive
Narrative Therapy Bibliography
New York Times obituary, 28 April 2008
Obituary: Michael White | Australia news | The Guardian, June 17, 2008
Social Construction Therapies Network
August 20, 2023
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Michael White 29 December 1948 4 April 2008 1 was an Australian social worker and family therapist He is known as the founder of narrative therapy and for his significant contribution to psychotherapy and family therapy which have been a source of techniques adopted by other approaches Michael WhiteMichael White October 2006 photograph by Jill FreedmanBorn29 December 1948Adelaide South AustraliaDied4 April 2008 2008 04 04 aged 59 San Diego CaliforniaOccupation s family therapist author Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2 1 Influences 2 2 Theoretical and practice innovations 3 Publications 4 Magazine articles and radio features 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditMichael Kingsley White was born and raised in Adelaide South Australia His first professional job was as a probation and welfare worker He earned an undergraduate social work degree from the University of South Australia in 1979 and worked as a psychiatric social worker at the Adelaide Children s Hospital He founded the Dulwich Centre in 1983 and began a private practice as a family therapist He continued to be associated with Dulwich Centre until his death White was a practicing social worker and co director of the Dulwich Centre 2 in Adelaide South Australia and was author of several books of importance in the field of family therapy and narrative therapy In January 2008 White set up the Adelaide Narrative Therapy Centre 3 to provide counselling services and training workshops relevant to work with individuals couples families groups and communities and to provide a context for exploring recent developments relevant to narrative practice 4 Michael White was also particularly known for his work with children and Indigenous Aboriginal communities as well as with schizophrenia anorexia bulimia men s violence and trauma He received the following awards honours invitations International Fellow American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Masters Interview American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Conference San Francisco 1989 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters John F Kennedy University Orinda California Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy Theory amp Practice Award American Family Therapy Academy 1999 5 Work EditInfluences Edit While early influences included those of systems theory and cybernetics Gregory Bateson 6 White s main work drew on a wide range of sources including literary theory Jerome Bruner cultural anthropology Clifford Geertz Barbara Myerhoff Victor Turner non structuralist psychology William James Lev Vygotsky and French critical post structuralist philosophy Jacques Derrida Gilles Deleuze and Michel Foucault 7 Theoretical and practice innovations Edit Key therapeutic ideas developed by White include externalizing the problem 8 commonly summarised as the person is not the problem the problem is the problem re authoring the dominant stories of people s lives and the idea of double listening to accounts of trauma not only the accounts of trauma itself but how people have responded to trauma Key practices of narrative therapy and maps of narrative practice include The statement of position map externalising conversations map Re authoring conversations Re membering conversations Definitional ceremonies Scaffolding conversations The absent but implicit Responding to personal failure conversations 9 Publications Edit1989 Literate Means to Therapeutic Ends With David Epston Adelaide Dulwich Centre Publications 1990 Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends With David Epston WW Norton amp Company New York 1995 Re Authoring Lives Interviews and Essays Adelaide South Australia Dulwich Centre Publications ISBN 0 646 22735 1 1995 Narratives of Therapists Lives Adelaide South Australia Dulwich Centre Publications 2000 Reflections on Narrative Practice Adelaide South Australia Dulwich Centre Publications 2004 Narrative Practice and Exotic Lives Resurrecting diversity in everyday life Adelaide South Australia Dulwich Centre Publications 1992 Experience Contradiction Narrative and Imagination Selected papers of David Epston amp Michael White 1989 1991 With David Epston Adelaide South Australia Dulwich Centre Publications 2006 Narrative Therapy with Children and their Families With Alice Morgan Adelaide South Australia Dulwich Centre Publications 2007 Maps of Narrative Practice WW Norton amp Company New York 2011 Narrative Practice Continuing the conversations WW Norton amp Company New York Michael White s books have also been published in Danish Spanish Japanese Swedish Italian German Chinese Finnish French and Portuguese Magazine articles and radio features EditCowley G amp K Springen 1995 Rewriting life stories Newsweek 17 April Wylie M S 1994 Panning for gold Family Therapy Networker 18 6 40 48 Special report on narrative therapy Life Matters ABC Radio National broadcast 23 December 1999 repeated 8 October 2002 Writing on the Mind the power of story telling All in the Mind ABC Radio National broadcast 1 October 2005 References Edit Pearce Jeremy 28 April 2008 Michael White 59 Dies Used Stories as Therapy The New York Times Retrieved 13 February 2010 Dulwich Centre Dulwich Centre Email News January 2008 Issue 25 Adelaide Narrative Therapy Centre Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine AFTA Awards page Accessed 6 May 2008 Archived 20 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine White M amp Epston D 1990 Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends pp 1 2 White M 2007 Maps of Narrative Practice New York W W Norton Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends pp 54 56 Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Maps of Narrative Practice White M 2000 Reflections on Narrative Practice Adelaide South Australia Dulwich Centre PublicationsExternal links EditDulwich Centre Gateway to Narrative Therapy and Community Work Narrative Practice Adelaide Michael White Archive Narrative Therapy Bibliography New York Times obituary 28 April 2008 Obituary Michael White Australia news The Guardian June 17 2008 Social Construction Therapies Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael White psychotherapist amp oldid 1036193307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
