Ms Natalie Morton

Natalie has been curious about narrative ways of working since the late 1980s. When working as a social worker and family therapist, she first heard about Michael White and David Epston and their contemporary, innovative and post-modern therapeutic response to supporting people experiencing emotional and psychological distress, marginalisation and vulnerability. Since then, whilst working as an independent narrative therapist, Natalie was fortunate to participate in training with Michael White during the 1990s and 2000s, and later completed a Masters in Narrative Therapy and Community Work in 2015. Natalie is  in the final stages of PhD studies, with the PHD topic exploring parent experiences after permanent child removal.  Currently working as a senior lecturer at Australian Catholic University, Natalie strives to express narrative ways of working in all the areas of her practice. 

Publications Journal Articles/Peer reviewed

Short, M., Halton, C., Morris, B., Rose, J., Whitaker, L., Russ, E., Fitzroy, R., Appleton, C., Adamson, C., Woolven, M., Rush, E., Ivory, N., Berger, L., Morton, N., Duncombe, R., & Boyd. B., (2022). Enablers, markers, and aspects of quality innovative placements across distance: insights from a co-operative inquiry, Social Work Education, DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2022.2060959

Short, M., Russ, E., Gartshore, S., Morton, N., Pisk, D., Fitzroy R., Hitchin S., Fyson S., Jones D., Burrowes B., and Whitby, A. (2021) &lsquoConnectivity: Engaging  with Industry in the Creation of Student Placement Opportunities&rsquo, Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, special edition. Open Access Link: http://journal.anzswwer.org/index.php/advances/article/view/75/65<http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiY0NWM3MmM3OGYxMjk1Y2QyYj02MTAxNkY0RF85MTA5M184OTE1XzEmJjBjMTc0ZjY0OTk2NTZhNT0xMzMzJiZ1cmw9aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmpvdXJuYWwlMkVhbnpzd3dlciUyRW9yZyUyRmluZGV4JTJFcGhwJTJGYWR2YW5jZXMlMkZhcnRpY2xlJTJGdmlldyUyRjc1JTJGNjU=>

Novak, I., Morgan, C., Fahey, M., Finch-Edmondson, M.,  Galea, C., Hines, A., Langdon, K., Mc Namara, M., Paton, M.C.B., Popat, H.,  Shore, B., Khamis, A., Stanton, E., Finemore, O.P., Tricks, A., te Velde, A., Dark, L.,  Morton, N., Badawi, N. (2020). State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy. Current Neurological Neuroscience Reports, 20, 3.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-020-1022-z

Morton, N.  (2018). Exploring a narrative response to violence and abuse in an accommodation setting for people with cerebral palsy, International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work. 3, 22-28

Novak, I., McIntyre, S., Morgan, C., Campbell, L., Dark, L., Morton, N., Stumbles, E., Wilson, S.A. & Goldsmith, S. (2014). Response letter to State of the evidence: Systematic review of interventions for children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 56: 403-406.

Novak, I., McIntyre, S., Morgan, C., Campbell, L., Dark, L., Morton, N., Stumbles, E., Wilson, S.A. & Goldsmith, S. (2013). State of the evidence: Systematic review of interventions for children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 55(10): 885-910.

Publications/ Published abstracts

Morton N, Novak I (2014). Relationship quality and psychological health of parents of

children with cerebral palsy: a registry study. Developmental Medicine and Child

Neurology, 56(s2):40.

Narrative therapy, narrative inquiry, cooperative inquiry, parent experiences, child protection