Why narrative in counselling Many has seen the TED talk of Ngozi Adichie on ‘the danger of a single story.’ We sometimes join society in telling single stories, thinly described and limiting stories of many things; who we are in the world, what we can or cannot
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A narrative approach is a way of looking at the world for the leader, the counsellor, the coach, the psychologist, the parent, the doctor, the teacher, the friend, the pastor. A narrative approach offers practical application in any of these and other roles.
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Dodging the blame game in high conflict relationships ‘Dodging the Blame Game in High-Conflict Relationships’ the topic of our recent facilitated workshop. This workshop is presented as part of our ‘Community Connect’ initiative – building communities of hope. This workshop was presented by Karen Levy-Strauss. The facilitated
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Length of study matters in helping professions In my journey with Coram Deo since 2017 (joining as managing director), I’ve come to realise that the true impact of pastoral narrative therapy lies in the depth of its training. So if we are going offer hope sustainably then
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Pastoral care imagined by narrative practices In this three-part lecture series, we explore how pastoral care informed by narrative practices helps us engage with uncertainty, hope, and community. Presenter: Dr Francois Wessels Platform: Zoom online course. Zoom link provided one to two days before the event and
Read more →Unlock the power of metaphors You are invited to a community dialogue where we speak about the power of metaphors for our lives and relationships. Presented by Davina, one of our supervision students. When: 25 October 2025 Place: 143 Leonie street, Coram Deo centre. Cost: Free Presentation:
Read more →Trauma in teens dialogue You are invited to join us in dialogue about adolescents and trauma. At this event we invite community members to share in meaningful dialogue on the topic of trauma and teenagers. It presented and or facilitated by supervision student Franz Joubert. Students volunteer
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Hiring in marketing MR2408 Coram Deo position at head office Centurion: Marketing Type of appointment: Fixed term contract About Coram Deo is pastoral counselling and narrative therapy training centre. Adult students study in Centurion Pretoria and online with some learning communities across the country. We are likely
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Certificate ceremony 2024 The UP annual awards ceremony of 2024 takes place 31 May. This ceremony is hosted by the Centre for Faith and Community (CFF), a centre of the Faculty of Theology and Religion an affiliation partner for many years. Some student attend the UP ceremony.
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Focussed introduction to narrative therapy and community work for educators a ministry leaders Important: Please note we have decided to host only one time slot and will deal with the session as an open day during which we can then discuss the relevance of pastoral and narrative
Read more →Certificate ceremony 2023 The first annual awards ceremony of 2023 took place 26 May, the second on 8 June. Here we celebrated the class of 2022. Students completed their learning adventures with Coram Deo in one of two advanced courses offered in Pastoral Narrative Therapy and Practitioner
Read more →The birth of Coram Deo On this page you will find a video and text by Dr Andre Botha, reflecting on the birth of Coram Deo. It was used during the twentieth year celebration service in March 2023. The text is originally submitted in Afrikaans that we
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