The Sage Handbook of Social Constructionist Practice. Группа авторов
Children's Hospital, Stanford Children's Health, in Palo Alto, California. Her focus is building contextual resources to support the transformation of local and systemic patterns. Her curiosities include relational action networks in care ecosystems constituted by care organizations, family systems, communities, the workplace and government. Ellen draws on theory and practice from organization development, relational social constructionism, therapy and systemic constellation work. She is a Taos Institute Associate, a Co-Founder of the Collaborative Care Learning Network, past Chair of the Board for Ronald McDonald House, San Francisco, and past President of the Bay Area Organization Network.William (Bill) Randallis Professor of Gerontology at St Thomas University, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. A former Protestant minister, he has been principal co-organizer of three international conferences called Narrative Matters (in 2002, 2004 and 2010), founding director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative (CIRN), and co-editor of the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal, Narrative Works: Issues, Investigations, and Interventions. With Gary Kenyon and other scholars worldwide, he has helped to pioneer a unique approach to aging known as ‘narrative gerontology’. He is the author or co-author of over 60 publications on this and related topics, including the book Reading Our Lives: The Poetics of Growing Old (Oxford University Press, 2008). His ongoing areas of interest include: wisdom and aging, the links between reminiscence and resilience in later life, the practice of narrative care with older adults, and the role of lifestory work in late life spiritual development.Leah Salteris a systemic psychotherapist and supervisor working in NHS Wales. Leah is a doctoral supervisor and visiting lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire on the Professional Doctorate in Systemic Practice programme, a Director for The Centre for Systemic Studies in Wales, UK, and also teaches with The Family Institute Wales. Leah also works with Friends of the Earth.Dora Fried Schnitmanis a PhD and is the founder and director of Fundación Interfas, a think tank on innovation and a postgraduate educational center based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an associate of the Taos Institute. She is the founder and director of the international postgraduate program in Generative Perspective and Professional Practice at Fundación Interfas in collaboration with the Taos Institute and CINDE-Universidad de Manizales, Colombia. For the last twenty-five years, she has developed and taught the generative perspective as applied to an array of disciplines and practices (therapy, conflict, crisis, war and peace work, community organizing, and others) in different countries. Dora has taught at many postgraduate programs housed at universities and institutes in Latin America, USA, and Europe. She has published nine books, including Nuevos paradigmas, cultura y subjetividad [New paradigms, culture and subjectivity] (Paidós, 1994; in Portuguese Artes Médicas, 1996, WorlShare Books, 2014), Nuevos paradigmas en la resolución de conflictos. Perspectivas y Prácticas [New paradigms in conflict resolution: Perspectives and practices] (Granica, 2000), New Paradigms, Culture and Subjectivity (Hampton Press, 2002; WorldShare Books, 2014), Diálogos para la transformación, Vols. 1, 2 and 3 [Dialogues for transformation, Vols. 1, 2 and 3] (WorldShare Books, 2015-2017), and over one hundred and thirty articles and book chapters in five languages.Jasmina Sermijnis a clinical psychologist, systemic therapist, supervisor and trainer. Her interest areas focus on the practice of narrative and collaborative systemic therapy, postmodern philosophy, including especially the way identity is narratively co-constructed in and through interaction and dialogue. In her PhD dissertation she researched the interaction between psychiatric diagnoses and the co-construction of the self. She has published several books and articles on that topic.Gail Simonis Programme Director for the Professional Doctorate in Systemic Practice at the University of Bedfordshire and runs writing groups for reflexive practitioners. Gail co-founded The Pink Practice in London, UK, which pioneered systemic social constructionist therapy for the lesbian, gay, trans and queer communities. She has edited books on systemic practice and research and is editor of Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice.Koen Sipsstudied Organizational Psychology and worked as a research assistant at the KU Leuven (Belgium). He carried out research and consulted on the dynamics of organization development and management, with a special interest in teamwork, self-management and new organizational forms. Koen worked in various national and international projects on multi-actor collaboration and complex socio-technical problems, with a focus on sustainable natural resources. He currently works as an independent consultant and action researcher at Point Consulting Group and Cycloop. He is a regular guest lecturer at KU Leuven, University of Antwerp and Nijenrode Business University.Sally St. Georgeis Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary and a Family Therapist and Clinical Supervisor at the Calgary Family Therapy Centre. She conducts workshops on family therapy and qualitative inquiry. Sally serves on the Boards of Directors for the Taos Institute, an organization dedicated to developing social constructionist practices worldwide, and the Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work, which involves co-developing transformative practices in social work education. For the last 20 years, Sally has worked on The Qualitative Report and is currently Senior Editor for this online journal.Jacob Storchhas more than 20 years of consulting experience and is an experienced scholar. Today he works as a practice researcher combining his experiences in consulting and research in addressing the most complex challenges within the public sector in the Nordic countries. He holds a doctoral degree in applied social science and is the CEO and founder of Joint Action Analytics, as well as an adjunct associate professor at Aarhus University. He has a long list of publications in international journals and has authored six books on leadership, consulting and welfare development.Tom Strongis a professor and counsellor-educator who recently retired from the University of Calgary. He writes on the collaborative, critical and practical potentials of discursive approaches to psychotherapy – most recently on concept critique and development (particularly with respect to therapy and research), and critical mental health. Among Tom's books are Medicalizing Counselling: Issues and Tensions, Patterns in Interpersonal Interactions (co-edited with Karl Tomm, Sally St. George and Dan Wulff), Social Constructionism: Sources and Stirrings in Theory and Practice (co-authored with Andy Lock) and Furthering Talk (with David Paré).Tharsi Taillieuis Professor Emeritus of Work and Organization Psychology associated with the University of Tilburg (Netherlands) and the KU Leuven (Belgium). He carries out research concerning processes of cooperation and collaboration (social learning, managing of interdependencies) in interorganizational networks such as business alliances, co-makerships and public–private partnerships. Lately, his focus of attention has shifted towards similar dynamics in the management of natural resources and transitions towards sustainability.Erin W. Tayloris an Associate with ICW Consulting and is a professional educator specializing in bridging food security and education. Erin's work and interests focus on using land, food and facilitation to build and heal people's relationships with place, identity and human systems. She works from the principles of anti-oppression movements, and both school-based and outdoor education. She brings these approaches together in her work as a facilitator and in helping organizations use their core values to shape design decisions. In addition to her work with ICW she consults independently to non-profits on both organizational and curriculum development, works as a middle school teacher in public schools, and is the Food Education Manager at Colorado Springs Food Rescue. She holds a BA in Community Health and a Master of Arts in Teaching, both from Tufts University.Karl Tommis Professor of Psychiatry in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He is also the Director of the Calgary Family Therapy Centre which he founded in 1973. He is deeply interested in the application of systems theory, narrative theory, social constructionism, bringforthism, and second order cybernetics to therapy. He has focused on clarifying different patterns of interpersonal interaction, different kinds of questions therapists can ask, the influence on therapists of the distinctions they make regarding their clients, the effects of social injustice on families, and on explicating the possible therapeutic and counter therapeutic effects of the interviewing process itself.Amanda Trosten-Bloomis a Principal with the Corporation for Positive Change and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Center for Positive Change: consultancies dedicated to furthering applying the principles and advancing the practices of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and related transformational processes. She is a widely acclaimed consultant, master trainer, author and pioneer in the use of AI for high engagement, whole system change. Her award-winning work in the areas of strategic planning, culture transformation and organizational excellence spans the business, non-profit and government sectors. Along with Diana Whitney she has co-authored four books, namely, The Power of Appreciative Inquiry, Appreciative Leadership, Appreciative Team Building and the Encyclopedia