We all have at least one thing that we can do well, one special skill. Some people have many skills but we all have something that we can contribute to the world. These skills make us who we are and keep us strong when the storm clouds of life loom above us. There […]

Narrative Therapy continues to be a popular therapeutic model, particularly for children and adolescents. Narrative Therapy involves re-authoring stories or conversations by using a non-blaming approach where the counsellor focuses on the young person being the expert in their own lives. This leads to the assumption that the young person has the required skills, abilities, competencies, commitment, […]

With the release of our new SKATTLE Speaks Publication, the team have been thinking a lot about the different ways that counsellors and other practitioners can go about capturing the conversations we have with the people we work with. Therapeutic documents are tools we use a lot of at SKATTLE, so it made sense to us to […]

As National Youth Week comes to a close for another year it seems timely to reflect on some of the knowledge and skills that young people have shared with us this term. The theme for 2015’s celebration of young people is, It starts with us. This is a celebration that we want to be a part of […]

I feel like I have to admit that the word ‘poststructuralism’ was in no way part of my vocabulary before I began working at SKATTLE. ‘Postmodern’ had brushed my awareness. ‘Posttraumatic’ has shown up in a few textbooks. ‘Post office’ I know well. But poststructuralism really rang no bells. Not as a word, not as a […]

Whenever I work with teenagers, I’m reminded that it wasn’t that long ago that I was one too. Juggling school work, a part time job, family, friends, and anything else that will fit in between can give anyone a headache, let alone when a change is thrown in the mix. I think being a teenager […]

I don’t know if it’s because of the time of year, but I’ve recently been doing a lot of thinking about the role of remembering. Of memories, of what we hold on to and why. There’s a particular practice within the narrative approach known as ‘re-membering’ that I’ve always considered ‘nice’, even ‘lovely’. However, ‘nice’ and […]