Search psychotherapy.net, then search for: Narrative Family Therapy watch the video Ollie is a 12 year-old African-American boy who has been court-ordered to therapy after hitting his classmate with his belt. Watch Stephen Madigan, expert Narrative therapist, as he compassionately engages Ollie and his mother in a fascinating inquiry into their experience of racism, discovering there's much more to this incident than meets the eye.

Discuss and reflect on whether and how this piece helped you better conceptualize Narrative techniques.

1. Which tools or techniques were clarified and what specifically made them more clear to you?
2. Was there anything unexpected in what you saw/heard in this piece? Be specific
3. What aspect of Narrative theory do you think will be most useful to you?
4. Highlight something your classmates would find useful from what you learned in watching the video.
5. In responding to two of your classmates share what you have learned in their posts