Upcoming workshop: Social Construction, Relational Theory, and Transformative Practices

Dian Marie Hosking and Sheila McNamee invite you to join them in beautiful Utrecht for an intimate 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 relational constructionist understandings of language and meaning-making, poly-vocality, 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 will have an opportunity to explore issues of special relevance to their projects and practices. All those interested in social construction and relational practice are invited to attend.  Taos/Tilburg Ph.D. students are particularly encouraged to register for this or other regional offerings of Taos workshops.

Workshop sessions will be discussion and activity oriented, complemented by informal gatherings and meals (lunch is included in the cost of the workshop, dinners are not).

When? April 11 - 13, 2011

Where? Utrecht, The Netherlands

Interested? Please send an e-mail to d.m.hosking@uu.nl.