Solution Focussed Approaches to Support Work
Shift the focus from trying to understand problems to supporting the development of solutions.
About this course
To do so we will be learning a particular method and set of techniques borrowed from solution focussed brief therapy. This method offers a powerful and rewarding way of working with people, by shifting the focus of the work from trying to understand problems to supporting the development of solutions.
You’ll learn about the principles and underlying assumptions, and what it means to be strengths and solution focussed.
We’ll introduce key techniques and common challenges you may encounter, starting with goal setting (or establishing ‘best hopes’); moving on to introduce two key methods for helping people imagine and realise better futures for themselves (miracle questions and scaling questions).
You will learn to support your clients by helping them to build up a detailed picture of their life in which their best hopes have been realised; to encourage them to focus on what is already working, or has worked, in their lives; helping them to identify the strengths and resources, which frees them up to move towards their goals.
Who it's for
Designed for frontline staff wanting to understand more on Solution Focused Therapy.
Your instructor
Dr Emma Williamson
Founder and CEO, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Passionately working across organisational boundaries to develop new approaches to address health inequalities, Dr Williamson has a national reputation as leader in the development and delivery of services to address the needs of people with complex needs and people experiencing multiple disadvantage.
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Emma is also the CEO of aneemo, works in private practice, teaches on the Clinical Psychology Doctorate at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and is a published author, regularly talking at conferences, in national media, TV documentaries and news programmes.
Questions
When does the course start and finish?
Whenever you like. It's fully self-paced: start when you enrol, finish in one sitting or over several weeks.
How long do I have access?
For as long as you need it. You get lifetime access, for as long as the course is published on our platform, on any device you own.
Can my organisation buy places for a whole team?
Yes. Use "Get a team price" to see bulk and annual licence prices straight away, or ask us and we'll come back with bulk and annual licence options, invoicing, and completion reporting for your managers.