Welcome to the website of the Solution Focused Institute of South Africa.
The Solution Focused Institute of South Africa is run by Dr Jacqui von Cziffra-Bergs. The Institute is committed to training psychologists, social workers, counsellors and teachers in Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) thinking and techniques.
Solution Focused Brief Therapy is a therapeutic approach that aims at empowering people to do things differently, find new coping skills and discover a strength-based version of themselves. SFBT is a short-term goal-oriented approach that encourages people to build solutions despite difficult circumstances. SFBT is empowering, brief and positive in nature and helps people move to where they want to be.
Scroll down for a list of our psychology and counsellor CPD accredited Short Courses and Workshops. Also listed are School and Teacher Workshops and our Online Store offerings.
2020 CPD Workshops (Online and Venue):
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS WORKSHOP. Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Clients Managing Trauma: Hope, recovery and gratitude
16 CPD Points: Johannesburg 5 and 6 May 2020
LIVE WEBINAR. Solution Focused Therapy
11 CPD and 5 Ethics Points. 8 Seminars, starts 11 March.
ONLINE WORKSHOP. Solution Focused Therapy
4, 8, 12 or 16 CPD Points. Multiple Choice Answer Sheets.
WORKSHOP. Fundamental Solution Focused Therapy Training: A journey from problems to solutions
8 CPD Points: Johannesburg 21 February 2020
SHORT COURSE. Solution Focused Therapy with Children Managing Anxiety: teaching Mr Worry a lesson
4 CPD Points: Johannesburg 6 March 2020
SHORT COURSE. Solution Focused Therapy with Teens, Join the resistance
4 CPD Points: Johannesburg 3 April 2020
SHORT COURSE. Solution Focused Therapy and Depression: Using the iPhone as the iTherapist
4 CPD Points: Johannesburg 12 June 2020
SHORT COURSE. Solution Focused Therapy and Childhood ADHD: Applying the Kids'Skills model to learn new skills
4 CPD Points: Johannesburg 10 July 2020
WORKSHOP. Solution Focused Play Therapy, Externalization, exceptions and empowerment
8 CPD Points: Johannesburg 24 July 2020
SHORT COURSE. Solution Focused Therapy and Anxiety: Using metaphors when the client is stuck
4 CPD Points: Johannesburg 18 September 2020
SHORT COURSE. Solution Focused Therapy and Suicide Prevention: Using hope-filled language when a client is in despair
4 CPD Points: Johannesburg 2 October 2020
SHORT COURSE. Compassion Fatigue and Debriefing Secondary Trauma, SFBT ideas to prevent therapist burnout
4 CPD Points: Johannesburg 6 November 2020
WORKSHOP. Best Interest of our Clients, Solution Focused Ethical Checklist
6 Ethics CPD Points: Johannesburg 20 November 2020
