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SUMMARY:SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nPossibilities and Change in Individuals\, Families & Systems\nDiscover the evolution of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in our dynamic new two-day workshop\, packed with 100% fresh content! From the foundational work of past icons to contemporary SFBT 2.0 approaches and beyond\, this immersive experience is designed for both returning participants and newcomers eager to master the latest techniques and innovative practices shaping the future of SFBT. Join us to unlock transformative tools and insights that will elevate your practice! \nCounsellors\, therapists\, social workers\, educators\, and helping professionals eager to spark meaningful change! Dive into SFBT\, a globally celebrated\, hope-filled approach that pivots from problem fixation to possibility creation. Rooted in systems thinking and infused with the neuroscience of emotion and change\, this workshop will sharpen your stance\, refine your language\, and empower you to work with greater impact across diverse systems – individuals\, couples\, families\, and teams. \nBuilding on the robust foundation of SFBT’s original evidence-based framework\, this training expands to embrace clients’ emotional\, cultural and contextual worlds. You’ll master the art of co-creating change by tuning into what matters most\, wielding curiosity to uncover strengths and sparking progress toward clients’ preferred futures. Perfect for professionals in therapeutic\, community\, education\, or health settings who know SFBT basics and want to renew and elevate their systemic practice. It’s also ideal for those seeking strengths-based\, future-focused methods aligned with trauma-informed\, brain-aware approaches that can be applied to a range of mental health\, well-being and relational issues including anxiety\, depression and trauma. \nKey Features: \n\nDiscover SFBT’s roots in systems theory and strategic family therapy\, and how it breaks free from medical-model constraints.\nMaster the maps\, language\, and therapist stance that make SFBT thrive in varied practice settings.\nHone skills in resource and resilience talk\, the miracle question\, scaling\, coping questions\, and spotting exceptions\, always honouring clients’ unique contexts and cultures.\nExplore how emotions and neuroscience enhance your presence and fuel the change process.\nImmerse yourself in live demonstrations\, video analysis\, and hands-on practice with creative tools like visuals and metaphors.\nAdapt SFBT for children\, youth\, families\, and groups\, including workplace teams and stakeholders.\nNavigate complex challenges like trauma\, risk\, and relationship dynamics with confidence and care.\nWalk away with a tailored action plan and renewed passion for your growth as a solution-focused practitioner.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by: Dr Leonie White is a Clinical Family Therapist and Psychologist with over 25 years experience in counselling and mental health\, and a passion for supporting individuals\, families\, schools\, communities\, professionals\, and organisations through an integrative systemic family therapy lens. She is the founder of Phoenix Family Therapy Academy\, operates a Private Practice\, and currently teaches at QUT and UniSQ. Leonie first began working with children and teens in Education\, Mental Health\, and Child Protection settings where her passion grew for supporting young people\, parents\, and families\, especially in their most challenging times.  This was also where Leonie developed a passion for supporting people impacted by trauma and for supporting other professionals by providing individual and group systemic supervision\, and professional development training across Australia.  She has presented at national and international conferences\, contributed publications in academic journals and been a Guest Editor for a special edition of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy on the topic of Integrative Practice in Family Therapy. As a systemic integrative practitioner Leonie loves to work across the lifespan in ways that consider an individual’s experience\, the importance of their relationships\, resources and resilience\, and the significance of the big picture of life to create a holistic perspective valuing a person in their context.  She believes that relationships and context are key to understanding struggles and strengths\, to learning about experiences and legacies\, and to supporting a person towards their preferred future. In 2021 Leonie launched Helping Families Thrive Cards which have become a best seller at Compass Seminars Australia and in 2023 she launched the Helping Families Thrive Strengths Cards. \nWho Should Attend: Perfect for professionals in therapeutic\, community\, education\, or health settings who know SFBT basics and want to renew and elevate their systemic practice. It’s also ideal for those seeking strengths-based\, future-focused methods aligned with trauma-informed\, brain-aware approaches. \nMental Health Professionals: All mental health professionals including\, but not limited to Counsellors\, Psychologists\, Psychotherapists\, Psychiatrists\, Social Workers\, Nurses\, Occupational Therapists\, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers\, Youth Workers\, Mental Health Workers\, Addiction Specialists\, Marital & Family Therapists\, Speech Language Pathologists\, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants\, General Practitioners\, and all other mental health professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills. \nEducation Professionals: All education professionals who work with children or youth including\, but not limited to K–12 Classroom Teachers\, School Counsellors\, Learning Assistance/Resource Teachers\, School Administrators\, School Paraprofessionals including Special Education Assistants\, Classroom Assistants and Early Childhood Workers and all other professionals who support behavioural challenges and complex learning needs. \n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://frsa.org.au/event/solution-focused-brief-therapy-3
LOCATION:Mantra Northbourne Hotel\, 84 Northbourne Ave\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2600\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Children,Professional Training,Staff/Team
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ORGANIZER;CN="Compass%20Seminars":MAILTO:office@compassaustralia.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251129
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SUMMARY:THERAPLAY®: Level One & MIM
DESCRIPTION:Theraplay® Level One & MIM\nTheraplay® is an evidenced-based\, attachment-focused intervention utilising non-symbolic\, interactional play to re-create experiences of secure attachment formation between parent and child. Therapist-guided short-term\, dyadic therapy focuses on improving the child’s behavioural and emotional challenges through the parent-child relationship. In a session\, the therapist guides the parent and child through playful games\, challenging activities\, and nurturing interactions. Theraplay® helps the child experience previously difficult interactions in new ways\, helps overcome fear/ shame\, increase trust\, and create a positive change in the child’s sense of self. Theraplay® helps the parent be attuned to the child\, understand the motives of the child’s behaviour and the underlying needs\, manage environmental stimuli\, and carefully challenge their child in a safe place. While other therapies may work primarily with the child alone or work with parents on managing the child’s behaviours\, Theraplay® has shown that the parent-child relationship is the most powerful and influential element for change. It is also a complementary approach to Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (developed by Dan Hughes). \nTheraplay® has been used successfully to help: \n\nChildren with developmental trauma\nShy\, withdrawn children\nOveractive\, controlling or aggressive children\nFoster/adoptive children with attachment difficulties\nChildren with Autism Spectrum Disorder & Pervasive Development Disorder\nChildren with physical disabilities\, developmental delays or those who are non-verbal\nChildren who live in group settings\nEarly childhood students and others who receive services in group settings\n\nYou will learn: \n\nHistory\, core concepts & evidence base of Theraplay®\nThe four dimensions of Theraplay®: Structure\, Engagement\, Nurture & Challenge. Undertake activities for each of the dimensions\nAdminister the Marshack Interaction Method (MIM) & analyse it at a beginning level\nConduct feedback sessions with parents based upon the MIM analysis\nUse the MIM as a guideline for Theraplay® treatment planning\nObserve demonstrations of Theraplay® treatment and techniques\nPractice Theraplay® activities in dyads\nIdentify the types of behaviours that require a particular dimension\nUtilise the four Theraplay® dimensions to treat the specific needs of a child\nHow Theraplay® is applied to meet the needs of children with behaviour problems\, foster and adopted children\, children with ASD\, & older children\nHow to guide parents to participate in a Theraplay® treatment session\n\nParticipants must attend all hours of the course to receive the certificate. \nAudience: for mental health professionals and education professionals at all levels & any professional that applies behavioural\, developmental and relational science to their practice. \nMental Health Professionals: All mental health professionals including\, but not limited to Social Workers\, Psychologists\, Nurses\, Occupational Therapists\, Youth Workers\, Mental Health Workers\, Family Therapists\, Speech and Language Therapists\, Residential Care Workers and Foster Support Worker\, Play Therapists\, and all other mental health professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skill with families. \nEducation Professionals: Professionals who work with children or youth including\, but not limited to K–12 School Counsellors\, School Paraprofessionals and all other professionals who support behavioural challenges and complex learning needs. \n
URL:https://frsa.org.au/event/theraplay-level-one-mim-7
LOCATION:Vibe Hotel Subiaco Perth\, 9 Alvan St\, Subiaco\, WA\, 6008\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Children,Parent Education,Professional Training,Staff/Team
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SUMMARY:DYADIC DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOTHERAPY - Level 1
DESCRIPTION:Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy/ Practice (DDP) is an intervention model developed by Dan Hughes\, Clinical Psychologist (U.S.A.). DDP is family-based and is focused on facilitating the child’s readiness and ability to establish a secure attachment with his/her caregivers. It is called Dyadic Developmental Practice both to focus attention on the importance of reciprocity in parenting\, caregiving and therapy\, and also to draw attention to the fact that abuse\, neglect and trauma can seriously impact on the child’s developmental age and stage. This intervention is theoretically based on the models of attachment theory and intersubjectivity\, and is consistent with the needs of children and young people who have experienced developmental trauma. It is an approach that: \n\nIntegrates the areas of neurobiology of trauma\, early child development and attachment theory\, to produce a therapeutic and parenting approach that assists professionals to understand and effectively support children with trauma- attachment problems\, and their families.\nCommunicates playfulness\, acceptance\, curiosity and empathy (PACE) in order to help the child regulate their feelings (often fear\, shame and anger) associated with past experiences and to create together new meanings to be integrated into the child’s life story (autobiographical narrative).\nRecognises the vital role which adoptive parents\, foster carers and residential workers play in the recovery of traumatised\, attachment-resistant children.\nProvides a set of principles that can support networks; inform and enrich parenting; and can support the child outside of the home eg in residential settings and at school\n\nParticipants are referred to the Healing Relational Trauma with Attachment Focused Interventions which underpins this training. \nDDP Level One Training\nThis is an introductory 28-hour training course relevant to professionals and therapists who have experience in communicating with and working therapeutically with children and young people and their families. It is focused on families and residential care homes when children have experienced past developmental trauma and have associated attachment difficulties. \nBy the end of this course participants will understand: \n\nThe impact of secure developmental attachment on neurological\, affective\, cognitive\, and behavioural development\nHow developmental trauma (abuse and neglect) create insecure and disorganised attachment patterns which impede normal development\nPrinciples of psychotherapy\, effective communication and parenting that facilitate the development of attachment security\nSpecific strategies of parenting and communication that facilitate the development of a secure attachment and help children integrate past trauma and abusive experiences\nHow the caregiver’s attachment history and attachment patterns can be important factors when providing care for children who have experienced developmental trauma.\n\nIn this four-day training\, principles and interventions are presented through formal discussion\, case examples\, videotape of therapy sessions\, role-play\, and hand-outs. \nA MAXIMUM of 24 participants is permitted. \nTrainer: Dilip Balu \nAudience: This training is suitable for professionals who have experience in working with children and families/parents/caregivers affected by relational and developmental trauma and attachment difficulties. \nMental Health Professionals: All mental health professionals including\, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors\, Psychologists\, Psychotherapists\, Psychiatrists\, Social Workers\, Nurses\, Occupational Therapists\, Mental Health Workers\, Family Therapists\, Child Protection and Disability Workers\, Guidance Officers\, Speech and Language Therapists\, Residential Care Workers and Foster Support Workers\, and all other mental health professionals looking to support young people and their parents/carers. \nDDPI Worldwide: DDPI Worldwide is the global Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Practice training and certification institute. They partner with Compass Seminars Australia to offer Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and PACE (Playfulness\, Acceptance\, Curiosity\, and Empathy) training programs. These courses integrate the neurobiology of trauma\, child development\, and attachment theory to provide a therapeutic and parenting approach for supporting children and young people with relational trauma and attachment difficulties. Our programs include various levels of DDP training and practical PACE applications for professionals\, available in locations across Australia and internationally. Find out about DDPI Worldwide \n
URL:https://frsa.org.au/event/dyadic-developmental-psychotherapy-level-1-2
LOCATION:Mantra MacArthur Hotel\, 219 Northbourne Ave\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2600\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Brain Training,Children,Parent Education,Professional Training,Staff/Team
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