Description
Workshop 1. SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY 2 DAY INTENSIVE, Journey from the Problem universe to the Solution universe.
16 General HPCSA CPD Points
Enquiries: This workshop can be presented to a team of psychologists. Please contact us to discuss. drjacqui@solutionfocusedsa.com
Duration: 1 Day for 8 CPDs and 2 Days for 16 CPDs
Presenter: Dr Jacqui von Cziffra-Bergs
Workshop Outline:
Solution Focused Brief Therapy is a strength-based, outcome oriented and positive approach to therapy. As we embark on a pandemic of mental health issues; Solution Focused Brief Therapy is an excellent fit for the needs of the client and the therapist.
Clients do not have the time or money for long term therapy anymore and they need help that is effective and impactful in a short space of time. Therapists are seeing more and more clients and need an approach that is positive, energizing and effective. Solution Focused Brief Therapy addresses both the needs of the client and the therapist.
This magical approach helps the client feel better, cope better, reconnect to their strengths and create new possibilities within a few sessions. This 2 day intensive workshop will introduce you to the principles of Solution Focused Brief Therapy and we will discuss the assumptions we have about our clients as resourceful and resilient people. The role of a Solution Focused therapist will be demonstrated and discussed as well as an in-depth look at the techniques that keep therapy brief. Solution Focused Brief Therapy is a model of questions and during the 2 days we will illustrate how our questions create change and help clients stretch their world views and perspectives in order to create new ways of doing and new realities for themselves. Lastly, we will look at tips and tricks to keep therapy brief and effective.
This 2-day workshop is full of interactive activities, video case examples and practice activities to help implement the approach.
Aims of the workshop:
- To move away from problems towards solutions
- To connect with the client and not the problem
- To find and build on a client’s strengths
- To build a relationship of collaboration
- To understand the client’s desired outcomes and to build on them
- To learn new solution focused techniques such as the exception finding, miracle question, scaling, tasks
- To make therapy brief and effective by using the Solution Focused process
Outcomes of the workshop:
The participants will be able to:
- Understand the basic principles and assumptions of Solution Focused Therapy
- Evaluate the role of the Solution Focused Therapist
- Understand and implement Brief therapy
- Implement Solution Focused interviewing skills
- Apply the Solution Focused Process
