Description
Webinar: Doing Things Differently at Schools – Solution Focused Strategies in a Solution Focused School
(2 CPD Points)
Guest Speaker: Merritt Watson
Date: 7 September 2022
Time: 16h00 – 18h00
Online via Zoom: Join us from the convenience of your laptop, cellphone or tablet.
Price: R400-00
Can’t make it? Register anyway, we will send you a video link of the webinar recording and you still get your CPD points.
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Presenter: Dr Jacqui von Cziffra-Bergs
Webinar Outline:
Doing things differently means searching for the Wow”s and finding what the child CAN do without labeling and judging.
Elliott Connie, one of the world leaders in Solution focused Brief Therapy has the following to say about the School of Merit in Johannesburg: “There are few places in the world that allow you to feel the Solution Focused Approach as soon as you arrive; The School of Merritt in South Africa is one such place. Each time I visit South Africa I have the privilege of visiting this school and spending time with the teachers and students of the school. From the moment I step onto the campus I know I am at a school unlike any place I has ever been to. The most touching part is spending time with the older students. They tell me what it is like to be in this school and how it has impacted them. I am amazed as each and every student speaks about how much they love their school and their teachers and classmates. I am amazed as I listen to the founder of this school, Merritt Watson, talk about her vision for the school and how she has created this special environment. I am not sure I have ever been around someone that exudes the Solution Focused ideas as much as Merritt, it is in every pour of her body and leaks onto everyone she encounters.”
In this webinar I interview the wonderful Merritt Watson about what she thinks the most important aspects of doing differently is all about.
Aims of the workshop:
- To understand the principles of Solution Focused thinking
- To discuss how Solution Focused thinking is implemented in a school
- To unpack what the most important aspects are of doing things differently
- Tips on how to engage with teachers
- Tips on how to engage with schools
Outcomes of the workshop:
On completion of the workshop the participants will be able to:
- Talk to teachers and schools in a solution focused way
- To start implementing a SF mindset at schools
- Understand how a SF mindset works in a school
Reading list:
Watson, M and von Cziffra-Bergs, J: 2015 Doing Differently. The Solution Focused Institute of South Africa: Johannesburg
