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June 2016
Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Parramatta
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) offers professionals an efficient, user-friendly and evidenced based approach that is responsive to the practical realities of working with young people and adults. The role of counsellors, and other professionals rests largely on the ability to interact with people in ways that emphasises individuals’ strengths/ resources, identifies possible solutions and supports movement to change. With an emphasis on “what works”, SFBT focuses on the reality that change is the name of the game. It's used…
Find out more »July 2016
Working with men’s responses to conflict and domestic violence Workshop – Canberra, ACT
This workshop explores key skills for working effectively with men’s responses to conflict situations using a child centre approach. It explores practical ways workers can respond when working with men who experience high levels of conflict or use violence in family relationships. Responses are powerful and active ways to work with men and change. Resistance is often seen as a negative response of avoidance that occurs between workers and clients in individual counselling or group work situations. However, resistance can…
Find out more »Core Value Therapy (CVT) Workshop – Launceston, TAS
Many people describe their experience with emotions like internal thoughts and emotions that often produces mental-ill health. These negative consequences are often blamed on others and are very rarely owned by clients. To encourage a deeper sense of self-discovery for clients the ‘Core Value Therapy’ CVT was developed. CVT aims to discover what drives our clients and dominates their thinking/feelings/emotions and behaviours. Core values are often hidden and discovering the core value must be unique to each client. When this…
Find out more »Development and evaluation of group work programs Workshop – Wollongong, NSW (Sept)
This workshop explores best practice in group work program development and use of quality evaluation tools. It allows participants to create their own ‘roadmap’ to review their own programs, create a direction for its’ future development and obtain external feedback. There is an opportunity to examine the flow of exercises being used and also time to reflect on the protocols required to ensure the reliability of the program. Participants in this workshop are encouraged to bring along examples of the…
Find out more »Engaging fathers in family based programs Workshop – Hobart, TAS
This workshop allows workers, organisations or networks of services to provide more effective programs to men and families. The workshop explores the importance of the fathers’ role in family services and how programs can engage and support this opportunity. The workshop focuses on: understanding what men might want when accessing community services using strengths based approaches when working with fathers engaging men’s in child protection and family based programs exploring skills used to work with men in a non-threatening way…
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