Tod Augusta-Scott
Tod Augusta-Scot MSW is known internationally for his work with domestic violence and narrative therapy. Since 1994, he has been the coordinator of Bridges – a domestic violence counselling, research and training institute in Nova Scotia, Canada. His work is primarily influenced by feminism, post-modernism and narrative therapy. He has taught in the Social Work Department, Dalhousie University and continues to be a guest speaker in the Department on a regular basis. Tod is on faculty at the Hincks Dellcrest International Training centre in Toronto.
Tod has presented his work in every province in Canada. In Nova Scotia, Tod conducts the domestic violence training for all the new Child Protection workers in the Province. His group manual for working with men who abuse has been adopted as the official manual of the Departments of Justice in both New Brunswick and Newfoundland. He has also conducted training for Eastern Health (Department of Health and Community Services), Newfoundland to establish community-based domestic violence groups throughout the province. He also works nationally as a consultant to the Canadian Forces on the issue of domestic violence. Tod has co-developed the Canadian Domestic Violence Conference (Toronto) and the Winds of Change Therapy Conference (Halifax), which are produced every two years. He has been interviewed by Home Maker Magazine, Readers Digest, Journal of Systemic Therapies, and the International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work.
Tod has also presented his work internationally in China, USA, Europe and the British Isles. He has published work with Guilford Press (New York), Springer Press (New York) Sage Publications (California) and Dulwich Centre Publications (Australia). He is the co-editor and contributor to the critically acclaimed book Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives (Sage Publications, 2007). Tod is also a reviewer for the Journal of Systemic Therapies, Canadian Journal of Counselling, and Canadian Social Work.
References
Augusta-Scott, T. (2009). A Narrative Therapy approach to conversations with men about perpetrating abuse In Peter Lehmann and Catherine Simmons (eds). Strengths Based Batterers Intervention: A New Paradigm in Ending Family Violence . New York: Springer Press.
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. (2008). Narrative Therapy: A Group Manual for men who have perpetrated abuse: Facilitators Manual, Participants Manual. Truro: Bridges Institute Publishing. (also available in French).
Augusta-Scott, T. (2007) Challenging anti-oppressive discourse: Uniting against racism and sexism. In Brown, C. & Augusta-Scott, T. (eds) Narrative therapy: Making meaning, making lives, pp.211-228. California: Sage Publications.
Augusta-Scott, T. (2007) “Conversations with men about women’s violence: Ending men’s violence by challenging gender essentialism”. In Brown, C. & Augusta-Scott, T. (eds) Narrative therapy: Making meaning, making lives, pp.197-210. California: Sage Publications.
Augusta-Scott, T. (2007) Letters from prison: Re-authoring identity with men who have perpetrated sexual violence. In Brown, C. & Augusta-Scott, T. (eds) Narrative therapy: Making meaning, making lives, pp.251-268. California: Sage Publications.
Augusta-Scott.T. (2006). Talking With Men Who Have Used Violence in Intimate Relationships: An Interview with Tod Augusta-Scot, pp 23-30. International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, no. 4, 2006 Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.
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.
Augusta-Scott, Tod. (2001). Dichotomies in the Power and Control Story: Exploring Multiple stories about men who choose abuse in intimate relationships. Gecko No.2. 31-68.
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.
Brown, C. & Augusta-Scott, T. (eds) (2007) Narrative therapy: Making meaning, making lives. California: Sage Publications.
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.