Publications

Bridges faculty co-edited the book Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives (2007) by Sage Publications. There were three chapters contributed which articulated some of the work of the Bridges Institute:

Augusta-Scott, T. (2007) Challenging anti-oppressive discourse: Uniting against racism and sexism. pp.211-228.

Augusta-Scott, T. (2007) “Conversations with men about women’s violence: Ending men’s violence by challenging gender essentialism”. pp.197-210.

Augusta-Scott, T. (2007) Letters from prison: Re-authoring identity with men who have perpetrated sexual violence. pp.251-268.

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“This volume is especially useful in demonstrating the effects of placing social discourses at the center of therapy. It gores many sacred cows of the larger modernist therapeutic community, but in doing so it offers new ideas for mental health professionals attempting to help their clients with common and serious life problems.” - American Psychological Association

Canadian Association of Social Workers:

“This compilation is an insightful read for practitioners who have not taken the opportunity to use narrative therapy in practice… Experienced practitioners will certainly appreciate the theoretical analysis offered by the writers as well as the opportunity for reflective practice. Narrative Therapy is a meaningful contribution to a Canadian book market lacking in clinical literature for social workers.”
- Canadian Assoc. of Social Workers

Bridges faculty has been published in the recent collection by editors Peter Lehmann and Catherine Simmons entitled Strengths-Based Batterer Intervention: A New Paradigm in Ending Family Violence.

Augusta-Scott, T. (2009). “A Narrative Therapy approach to conversations with men about perpetrating abuse.” pp. 113-135

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“I really enjoyed Tod’s chapter. Not only is it well written and clear in it's theoretical and practice distinctions, but I found myself quite drawn to Tod’s reflections on the evolving 'nature' of his work – his reflections are honest, thoughtful, humble and very respectful. It's a great piece of work and will be a solid teaching tool.” - Stephen Madigan 'Founder of Yaletown Family Therapy Center

Bridges Faculty have also been published in Dulwich Centre’s book entitled Responding to Violence: A Collection of Papers Relating to Child Sexual Abuse and Violence in Intimate Relationships

Augusta-Scott, T. Augusta-Scott, T. (2003) Dichotomies in the power and control story: Exploring multiple stories about men who choose abuse in intimate relationships. In Responding to violence: A collection of papers relating to child sexual abuse and violence in intimate relationships, pp.204-224. Adelaide: Dulwich Centre Publications.

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“I appreciated the thoughtful enunciation that Augusta-Scott makes of the different areas of the terrain of this work and particularly his exploration of what are some of the possible and likely pitfalls of holding to any singular position to the exclusion of others.” - Maggie Carey 'Founding member of Narrative Practices Adelaide'

Interviews and Panels Published

Augusta-Scott, T. (2009). ‘Power and Control’ and beyond: An interview with Tod Augusta-Scott and a client who perpetrated sexual abuse by Scot Cooper. Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 28. No. 2, 90-101

Augusta-Scott.T. (2006). Talking With Men Who Have Used Violence in Intimate Relationships: An Interview with Tod Augusta-Scott, pp 23-30. International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, no. 4, 2006 Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.

Eggertson, L. (2001). “The Crying Game: Do counseling programs or chronic spousal abusers work?” Homemaker’s. November 2001. Vol. 37. No.7. 49-60.

Moschovitch, P. (2008). “The Secret Men Won’t Admit: Is you man angry or withdrawn? It may not be what you think.” Readers Digest. October 2008. 66-71.

Pare, D.A., Augusta-Scott, T., Freedman, J., &Young, K. (2006) “Unpacking the healing metaphor.” Journal of Systemic Therapies 25(1) 57-69.

Saying Hullo Again: Remembering Michael White, Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2008, pp. 1ˆ19

A Tribute to Michael White, Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 17, Number 4, November 2008, pp. 181-183

Other

Augusta- Scott, T. & Dankwort, J. (2002) “Group work with partner abuse: Lessons from constructivist and educational approaches”. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 17, no. 7; 783-805.

Others who have written on the work of Bridges

Cain, T. (2010). Connecting Discourse, Policy, and Practice: Practitioners’ Perceptions of the Influence of Dominant Discourses and Stories Surrounding Women who Experience Abuse by their Intimate Male Partners. Unpublished Thesis. Halifax: Dalhousie University.

Denton, E. (2007). Negotiating anger and agency, responsibility, and change: Discourse analysis of narrative therapy for male intimate partner violence. Unpublished Thesis. Guelph, Ontario: The University of Guelph.

Nurnberger, R., & Robichaud-Smith, D. (2004). A post-positive enquiry into men's relational motivations: Therapeutic construction and giving credence to men's stories about their use of abuse. Canadian Social Work Review. 21, 169-188.