Winslade, John (Maxwell)

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WINSLADE, John (Maxwell)

WINSLADE, John (Maxwell). New Zealander, b. 1953. Genres: Education. Career: Worked as a teacher at secondary schools in Auckland, New Zealand; counselor at secondary schools in Auckland, 1987-92; University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, senior lecturer in education, 1993-, director of counselor education programs, 1999-. Counselor for family courts in Takapuna, New Zealand, 1990-92, and Hamilton, 1994-99; GAIN NZ, member of board of directors and management committee, 1992-2000; Waikato Mediation Services, founding member, mediator, and trainer, 1994- 99; director of the video Loosening the Grip of a Conflict, Waikato Mediation Services and University of Waikato, 1996; presenter of workshops in New Zealand and elsewhere. Publications: (with G. Monk) Narrative Counseling in Schools: Powerful and Brief, 1999; (with G. Monk) Narrative Mediation: A New Approach to Dispute Resolution, 2000. EDITOR: (with P. Low and T. Locke) White Feathers (poetry), 1991; (with G. Monk, K. Crocket, and D. Epston, and contrib) Narrative Therapy in Practice: The Archaeology of Hope, 1997; A Place to Stand: Proceedings of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors Annual Conference, 1999. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Department of Education Studies, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3135, Hamilton, New Zealand. Online address: [email protected]; [email protected]