
Perspective on Peer Workers and Lived Experience
As Open Dialogue is adopted and adapted internationally, beyond its initial home in northern Europe, it encounters other cultures and other ways of being together.
Open Dialogue Centre joins forces with Monash University to translate evidence-based research into practice.
ODDESSI is the largest randomised control trial currently underway in London, researching the effectiveness of Open Dialogue in crisis and continuing metal health care.
Interest in Open Dialogue has been growing recently, raising questions about its adaption and implementation in local contexts. This article attempts to answer some of the frequently asked questions encountered in training and discussions about Open Dialogue.
Open Dialogue Centre joins forces with Monash University to translate evidence-based research into practice.
ODDESSI is the largest randomised control trial currently underway in London, researching the effectiveness of Open Dialogue in crisis and continuing metal health care.
Interest in Open Dialogue has been growing recently, raising questions about its adaption and implementation in local contexts. This article attempts to answer some of the frequently asked questions encountered in training and discussions about Open Dialogue.
Wusinich, C., Lindy, D.C., Russell, D., Pessin, N. and Friesen, P. 2020.
Experiences of Parachute NYC: An Integration of Open Dialogue and Intentional Peer Support.
Community Mental Health Journal.
Brown, J., Kurtti, M., Haaraniemi, T., Löhönen, E, and Vahtola, P. 2015. A North–South Dialogue on Open Dialogues in Finland: The Challenges and the Resonances of Clinical Practice. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 36: 51–68.
Seikkula, J. 2011.
Becoming Dialogical: Psychotherapy or a Way of Life?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 32: 179–193.
Lennon, E., Hopkins, L., Einboden, R., McCloughen, A., Dawson, L., & Buus, N. (2022)Organizational Change in Complex Systems: Organizational and Leadership Factors in the Introduction of Open Dialogue to Mental Health Care Services
Community Mental Health Journal
Ong, B. & Buus, N. (2021)
What does it mean to work “dialogically” in Open Dialogue and family therapy? A narrative review.
Australia and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
Buus, N., Ong, B., Einboden, R., Lennon, E., Mikes-Liu, K., Mayers, S. & McCloughen, A. (2021). Implementing Open Dialogue approaches: A scoping review.
Family Process
October 2022 – International Study Tour Report
Madness Radio: Open Dialogue Alternative Will Hall interviews Mary Olson, an Open Dialogue practitioner in the United States.
ABC All in the Mind: Open Dialogue Lynne Malcolm interviews key people who work in Open Dialogue in Australia and other parts of the world.
Time and Tide Podcast: ‘Open Dialogue’ – a potential revolution in mental health care? Niels Buus talks about his work in Open Dialogue in Denmark and Australia.
Open Dialogues and Anticipations: Respecting Otherness in the Present Moment by Jaakko Seikkula and Tom Arnkil, published by National Institute for Health and Welfare in 2014.
Dialogical Meetings in Social Networks by Jaakko Seikkula and Tom Arnkil, published by Karnac, London and New York, 2006.
The Key Elements of Dialogic Practice in Open Dialogue: Fidelity Criteria by Olson, M., Seikkula, J. and Ziedonis, D. 2014.
Appreciative Listening by Niels Buus, Rochelle Einboden, Katherine Gill, Kristof Mikes-Liu and Ben Ong.
As Open Dialogue is adopted and adapted internationally, beyond its initial home in northern Europe, it encounters other cultures and other ways of being together.
Sarah Farrell-Whelan’s TEDx talk explores the benefits of integrating Open Dialogue into school environments, fostering meaningful connections between students and their social networks.
As humans are social creatures, relationships are fundamental to our mental and emotional health and wellbeing.