The principles of Narrative School Counseling are demonstrated in this actual session that John conducts with 14 year-old Matt and his mother. Matt is having problems getting adjusted to high school. His grades are suffering and he is concerned with his mother’s intervening to make sure that he completes his schoolwork. Gerald Monk participates as a reflector and finally, Matt and his mom respond to the reflections. This interview is a good demonstration of Narrative Counseling.
Running Time: 57 minutes

John Winslade is one of the leading figures in the narrative therapy movement and is a teacher of narrative counseling at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. He is the co-author of Narrative Counseling in Schools (1999), Narrative Mediation(2000), and Narrative Therapy in Practice.