Workshop with Inger Blennow, MD, PhD, psychotherapist; Lars Engkvist, psychologist, psychotherapist; Christina Bäckblom Fahlén social worker, psychotherapist; Birgitta Schill, physiotherapist, expressiv art therapist; Yvonne Wallberg Andersson, nurse, psychotherapist.

In Open Dialogues, one actively tries to create a climate of conversation where time is given for everyone to express what is important to them, while others listen without evaluating what they heard. If the reflections then take their point of departure from what has been said, the participants will perceive that they are respected and taken seriously. The possibilities of creating new and useful sentences increase when several perspectives are allowed to emerge.

In this type of open conversation, there are a number of considerations regarding ethical stance, who can be invited, introduction, interview and reflection patterns, evaluation and organizational conditions. Inspiration has been taken from the following sources: Andersen (2007), Seikkula (2011), White (2007).

In a workshop, we will present how Open Dialogues can be used. A former patient will be interviewed and the different steps of the method will be demonstrated. Participants will be invited to participate in an outsider-witness-group (White, 2007).

Maximum number of participants 40 people.

Andersen, T. (2007). Crossroads. In H. Andersen & P. Jensen (Eds.), Innovations in Reflecting Processes (pp. 158-174). London: Karnac.

Seikkula, J. (2011): Social networks in dialogue. Lund: Student literature.

White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. New York: W.W. Norton.