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TSI is a life skills and life education process which was developed by Ron Phillips, M.F.C.C.. Ron lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand where he runs Therapeutic Storytelling Intervention Ltd. Ron has an M.A. in Psychology from the University of San Francisco and has been a teacher, lecturer and therapist for over 20 years working with people in a range of settings, including psychiatric environments. Ron, together with his wife, Mary, founded and directed Creative Alternatives, a highly successful group home in Northern California. Creative Alternatives provides an alternative to institutional care for emotionally distressed young people. It was during his time at Creative Alternatives that Ron first began telling stories and compiled the material that was to become Gem of the First Water and TSI. The stories evolved in response to Ron finding these troubled teens difficult to reach using more traditional forms of therapy. Ron found the stories touched and opened young people in surprising and amazing ways. Not only were transformations apparent but the children wanted to come back time and again to listen to the next installment of the story. Although telling the stories engaged them initially, the use of the questioning process that developed alongside the stories, invited them to make a connection with the main character. This really stimulated and provoked reflection and change. It was this relationship between the storytelling, the questioning process and the interaction between the storyteller and the group that became the initial development of TSI.

 

Address: P.O. Box 46-275, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Fax: 64 9 630-1132
Website: http://www.tsi.co.nz/