Membership
The Narrative Practice Research Network is open to all who share a commitment to the principles and ethics of narrative therapy and community work and who are interested in research.
We welcome practitioners, students, community workers, policy makers, independent researchers, and people working in universities and other research settings.
Member benefits
Member profile
A profile on our growing international member directory
Inspiring content
Access to member-only content, including video archives and publications
Community
Access to NPRN-supported thematic/specialist groups, local communities of practice and reading groups
Share your research
Circulate your findings and/or invite participants through the NPRN website and newsletter
As a member, you become part of a network that aims to:
Facilitate networking
exchange and collaboration among researchers, and between researchers and practitioners, who share a commitment to narrative practice
Promote innovation
in narrative practice, and share research that will benefit groups and communities facing mental health difficulties as the result of significant hardships
Support development
of narratively informed research methodologies and promote research practices that are congruent with narrative practice ethics and ethos
Extend the evidence base
for narrative therapy and community work (including practice-based evidence)
Nurture the next generation
of postgraduate students and early-career researchers who are working with narrative practice
Provide mentoring
for practitioners and community organisations seeking to undertake research on or with narrative practice.
Membership Fees
Membership is offered on an annual basis. Those signing up before the end of 2024 will receive a complementary 12-month membership.
From 2025, we plan to offer membership subscriptions with fees on a sliding scale.
Membership fees will help enable the NPRN to develop programs supporting our aims. These might include:
- offering research mentorships for practitioners in community-based organisations
- programs for postgraduate students and early-career researchers
- supporting local communities of practice, specialist/interest groups, or reading groups
- supporting local workshops or initiatives from interest groups.
