About this Course

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is an approach in counselling, psychotherapy and social work that aims to help clients to generate solutions. Its ideas have also been used in clinical supervision, coaching, education and management. It is an approach that is client-centred, strength-based, goal-focused, contextual and usually brief. 

 Course Objectives

This 2-day workshop helps the participant to use Solution-Focused Brief Therapy when working with youth.

 Course Contents

- How to ask youth about exceptions and strengths

- Different uses of Scaling Question to effectively engage youth

- Set goals with youth who do not think they need to change

- Different ways of thinking about motivating youth

- Different ways of using the Miracle Question and other future focused questions with youth

- Have a Miracle conversation with a young person and his parents at the same time

- When to work with others (eg. parents, school) rather than solely with youth

The sessions are conducted as follows: Seminar presentation/discussion, group exercises and video tape examples.

 Who Should Attend

This course is suitable for practitioners in the social service field who are working with individuals, families, groups and/or communities. It will be relevant to those working with children, youth and/or adults. It is appropriate for social workers, welfare workers, counsellors, therapists, psychologists, teachers and anyone else who are interested in helping people.

Award

Participants who successfully complete any of the stand-alone modules will be awarded a Certificate of Accomplishment for each module they took.

Participants who successfully complete the full certificate with assessment will be awarded a Graduate Diploma in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. In addition, the participants will also receive certification from CCPC granting them the designation of Certified Solution-Focused Practitioner (CSFP).

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