In this episode, we talk with Raviraj Shetty about how narrative therapy has played a pivotal role in diversifying psychotherapeutic spaces and contributed to empowered narratives at the margins.
Based on feminist theory, social psychology, and literary theory, Narrative therapy views people as separate from their problems. This allows users of narrative therapy to feel empowered to make the needed changes and own or disown their narrative/s.
We talk with Raviraj Shetty, professional trained in narrative therapy about how narrative therapy has played a pivotal role in diversifying psychotherapeutic spaces and contributed to empowered narratives at the margins.
Raviraj is an occupational therapist, children's book author, supervisor, library educator and a teacher who believes that all the problems of this world are rooted in the structural systems of oppression rather than in communities or peoples bodies and identities. His work is informed by Narrative practices, sensory integration, accountability practices, queer writings, children's books, his mother’s cooking practices and his communities ways of living. He is a teacher of Narrative practices and Early childhood development; and teaches in local and international workshops and diplomas. He supports the work of therapists and community health workers through supervision and consultation. Raviraj has published articles and is a peer reviewer for the Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy and has also co-curated Jugaad, a little book of know-hows by young people with disabilities about mental health and conceptualised Our Jugaad, a handbook of know-hows by mothers of disabled children. He has peer reviewed articles for international journals including Journal of Occupational science.