Pre-Conference
WORKSHOP SERIES OVERVIEW

Here are two exciting pre-conference workshops. Be sure and include in your Conference Registration if you are interested.

Social Construction, Relational Theory and Transformative Practice
Sep 23, 2008 - Sep 24, 2008

Workshop Presenters: Sheila McNamee, Ph.D. and Harlene Anderson, Ph.D.

Sheila and Harlene invite you to join them for a pre-conference workshop. Bringing their breadth of experiences together, the workshop will introduce social construction and relational practices for those new to it and will help those familiar with it to deepen their understandings and practices. Additionally, focus will be on the practical application of constructionist ideas in organizations, therapy, education, and community development. We will focus on constructionist/relational understandings of language and meaning-making, polyvocality, transformative dialogue, and appreciative and future oriented perspectives. Participants will learn how social reality is constructed in language and the implications of this for our understandings, knowledge, and everyday practice. Participants with a background in social construction will have an opportunity to explore issues of special relevance to their projects and practices. Taos/Tilburg Ph.D. students are encouraged to attend, as are other interested students.

Cost: $450 - regular, $395 - students

When you register for the conference you will also register for the pre-conference workshop. If you only want to attend the workshop, and not the conference, please contact Sheila McNamee.

For workshop content information contact:
Sheila McNamee
Phone: 603.862.3040
Email: sheila.mcnamee@unh.edu
or
Harlene Anderson
Email: harleneanderson@earthlink.net

Writing Workshop
Sept 24th, 2008

Specifically designed for those thinking about writing a Focus Book for the Taos Institute's series on social constructionist practices.


Workshop presenters: Jane Seiling and Jackie Stavros

This workshop is specifically designed for someone who has already contacted the Taos Institute about writing a book for the social construction book series called: The Focus Book Series. The workshop will cover the basics of writing a Focus Book: topic, flow, what to include, length, interest, audience, market, etc.

We will also have time to discuss how the writing process works with our editors, the contract between authors and Taos Institute Publications and more. There will be time for individual consultation on your book with the editors.

Cost: $150.00

For more information contact Dawn Dole at info@taosinstitute.net