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Studies. He edited Spirituality, Social Construction, and Relational Processes: Essays and Reflections (WorldShare, 2016) and authored When One Religion Isn't Enough: The Lives of Spiritually Fluid People (Beacon, 2018), Empowering Couples: A Narrative Approach to Spiritual Care (Fortress, 2013), and Short-term Spiritual Guidance (Fortress, 2004). He co-edited The Formation of Pastoral Counselors: Challenges and Opportunities (Routledge, 2006) with Joretta Marshall.Tom Billingtonis Professor of Educational and Child Psychology in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. His research and professional practice seek to challenge forms of oppression and discrimination in young people's lives, in particular, when suffered due to uncritical approaches to psychopathology. In a focus upon the emotional well-being and mental health needs of young people his research draws upon a range of qualitative methods – narrative, discourse analysis, psychodynamic and social constructionist approaches – while his professional practice in the family courts is rooted in analyses of the relational conditions in which young people live their lives. His works include Separating, Losing and Excluding Children (2000, Routledge); Working with Children (2006, Sage) and Critical Educational Psychology (Williams, Billington, Goodley and Corcoran, eds. 2017, BPS/Blackwell Books, John Wiley).Kristin Bodifordis Principal of Community Strengths, working with communities to support creating new possibilities. She serves as a Health Advisor for HelpAge USA and as a representative to the United Nations for Generations United, advising on social development policy related to aging, youth, families and intergenerational solidarity. Kristin is a core team member of the Taos International Relational Research Network, faculty in the Taos Institute International Diploma in Social Construction and Professional Practice, visiting scholar and researcher at Portland State University Institute on Aging, and adjunct faculty at Dominican University School of Social Work. Kristin holds a PhD from Tilburg University and an MBA from the University of California at Davis. Kristin believes magic can happen when people come together around issues they care deeply about. She embraces transformative approaches, tapping into and strengthening relational resources to propel social innovation.René Bouwenis Professor Emeritus at the Center for Organizational Psychology of the KU Leuven (Belgium). Through several national and international networks on organizational innovation research and socio-cultural development, he was involved in the creation of continuous education and research programmes in group dynamics, organizational learning and development, conflict framing, appreciative inquiry and multi-actor collaboration, and in social constructionist study circles. Collaborating across differences in and between organizations remained his core concern after he became emeritus in 2006.Hilary Bradburyis a scholar-practitioner focused on the human and organizational dimensions of creating healthy communities. She supports educators of all types as well as educational institutions in transforming in response to the social-ecological crisis of our times. She emphasizes the integration of research and practice, as ‘action research for transformations’. Her global role and reputation for her work is reflected in her position as Editor in Chief of the international peer reviewed Action Research journal. She is founder and principal at Foundation AR+, ActionResearchPlus.com, a global community of participative action researchers, an active network of multiple action researching universities and think tanks from the Global North and South.Gervase R. Busheis Professor of Leadership and Organization Development at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, and has consulted with a diverse array of leaders and organizations in a variety of sectors for more than 35 years. He has published over 100 articles and books and received numerous awards. His Clear Leadership book and course has been translated into seven other languages and delivered to tens of thousands of participants worldwide. He is the co-editor of Dialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change (2015). His latest book is The Dynamics of Generative Change (2020). In 2016 HR Magazine in the UK added him to their annual rankings of the most influential HR thinkers. In 2019 he was ranked 12th. A chapter about him and his work is included in The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers (2017).Harriet Cameronis particularly interested in the way language around learning disabilities and differences comes to shape the way diagnoses of autism, (specific) learning disability, ADHD and mental ill-health are constructed in specific places, spaces and times. She is also interested in the lived experiences of people who come to be categorized as ‘deficient’ in learning or communicating, and in how systems, processes and policies interact with these experiences. Following a career as a specialist teacher/assessor and service lead in the field of specific learning difficulties in higher education, Harriet now undertakes research and teaching as an academic in The University of Sheffield's School of Education (UK). Her current role follows a previous position as a senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) where she led the MA in Autism Spectrum Conditions. Her research and teaching are centred in critical psychology and education.Rocío Chavesteis founder, general director, professor and clinical supervisor at Kanankil Institute in Yucatan, Mexico, Guest Professor at the Houston Galveston Institute, Associate of the Taos Institute, and a member of the Relational Research Network of the same Institute. She has a PhD in Social Psychology, and three Masters Degrees, in: Family and Couples Therapy, Organizational Management, and Political Communication and Electoral Marketing. She was the Director of Social Development for the Merida, Yucatan municipality. She is the co-author of Prácticas socioconstruccionistas y colaborativas: psicoterapia, educación y comunidad; editor of Identidades, y Relaciones: una mirada desde el Socioconstruccionismo y las prácticas colaborativas y dialógicas; and co-editor of Harlene, conversaciones interrumpidas.Kathleen Clarkis an attorney, consultant, speaker, facilitator and published author. The subject of her dissertation was collaborative practices in adverse medical event situations. Her work as both an attorney and consultant involves collaborative practices, non-adversarial conflict resolution, and restorative justice. Dr Clark's articles have been published in various American Bar Association periodicals and journals, as well as in The Daily Journal, California's legal newspaper. She has also co-authored a book chapter on conflict resolution in adverse medical event situations. She has facilitated many dialogues on improving healthcare and building community and collaboration across all aspects of healthcare. In addition, she trains and consults on issues related to healthcare and the law in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Colombia, SA.Gene Combsis co-director of Evanston Family Therapy Center, and a long-time practitioner, teacher, and writer in the field of narrative therapy. Recently retired from his position as Associate Clinical Professor in the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago, he serves on the board of directors of The American Family Therapy Academy, and is an Honorary Associate of the Taos Institute. With his partner, Jill Freedman, he has written many articles and three books: Symbol, Story, and Ceremony: Using Metaphor in Individual and Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities and Narrative Therapy with Couples … And a Whole Lot More.Marc Crapsobtained degrees in Organizational Psychology, Social and Cultural Anthropology and Philosophy (KU Leuven). His PhD focused on multi-actor collaboration and local communities for sustainable resources management, based on action research in Ecuador. He has 15 years of field experience in Latin America, working with urban squatters, indigenous communities, NGOs and government agencies. His main research interest is in the quality of the relations in collaborative initiatives for complex sustainability issues. He is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of KU Leuven (Belgium), teaching Strategic Organization Development and Corporate Social Responsibility.Art Dewulfobtained a PhD in Organizational Psychology (KU Leuven) and is personal professor of Sensemaking and Decision-making in Policy Processes at the Public Administration and Policy Group of the Wageningen University (Netherlands). He studies complex problems of natural resource governance with a focus on interactive processes of sensemaking and decision-making in water and climate governance.Dawn Doleis the Executive Director of the Taos Institute. Dawn also consults with organizations, non-profits and schools utilizing strength-based approaches to organization development (Appreciative Inquiry), and designing and facilitating experiential team building and leadership programmes. She has held leadership positions in non-profits, healthcare and community education. Dawn taught elementary school and has worked with children of all ages in community settings. She is the co-author of a book titled: Positive Family Dynamics: Appreciative Inquiry Questions for Bringing Out the Best in Families and co-editor of the book: Social Construction in Action: Contributions from the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Taos Institute.Thalia Dragonasis Professor Emerita of Social Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She was previously Chair of the Department of Early Childhood
