Delegate Evaluations for Brief Therapy Courses

Eileen Murphy Consultants delivered two training days for fifty-one East Lothian secondary staff. On a scale of one to ten 95% of delegates rated the training- “a perfect ten”. The trainer has the personality and skill to engage the most difficult, “hard-bitten”, secondary teachers. By the end of each session all participants were enthusiastic and keen to try out solution focused approaches in all aspects of their work from the classroom to whole school staff meetings. The solution focused approach is a method which changes the emphasis from dwelling on the problem to finding a positive way forward. It is a system which can involve parents, teachers and pupils working together in a non-threatening way where everyone feels valued and has an equal contribution to make. Dunbar Grammar School is aiming to give all of its staff-from the janitors to the headteacher- an awareness of solution focused approaches with a view to becoming a “Solution Focused School”.

Sheila Ainslie

Below is A collated list from our Probationary Teacher delegates following training from Eileen Murphy Consultants in their A Solution Focused Approach to Preventing Disaffection & Exclusion:

It will change the climate of my classroom and hopefully improve the learning experience of all my pupils. The only improvement that could be made to this course would be to ensure that it was available to everyone. P Laird How refreshing to meet a methodology that looks to the future as opposed to the past. By looking at the current situation and visualing and talking about the future – there is greater hope of success.
A Graile

By telling less – and asking more! Also using this approach for target setting in circle time.
H Jamieson

Really useful and interesting course. A great opportunity. M Muir An excellent course – inspirational! S McFarlane

I will apply it in my classroom practice tomorrow! Absolutely amazing course. I am very inspired.
P Woodhead

In difficult situations it will heIp me to dissolve the problem rather than infuriate it. It will improve the quality of my teaching by heping the way I deal with children.
J Ramsay

Will use to address issues with certain children through discussions lead by the questioning techniques described. An excellent course
H Stewart

This was fantastic. Really beneficial and definitely worthwhile.
L Robinson

I will readily and enthusiastically use this – starting from tomorrow. It will help me create a more positive and focused environment for both myself and my pupils. Inspirational.
K Anderson

I think it will help to inspire the disaffected in my class.
S Ingram.

Excellent content and delivery. I feel I can use this with all my pupils in terms of my approach to the class and my interaction with them – it will help with behaviour management. – P Hamilton

Excellent – very useful. J Henderson I will definitely be applying strategies I have learned today in my classroom. I think it will influence my approach to pastoral care and when problems with pupils arrive. This was a fantastic day – very influential and it will stay ingrained for a long time.
E Grierson

Liz Surridge

It will change the climate of my classroom and hopefully improve the learning experience of all my pupils. The only improvement that could be made to this course would be to ensure that it was available to everyone. P Laird How refreshing to meet a methodology that looks to the future as opposed to the past. By looking at the current situation and visualing and talking about the future – there is greater hope of success.

A. Graile

By telling less – and asking more! Also using this approach for target setting in circle time.

H. Jamieson

Really useful and interesting course. A great opportunity. M Muir An excellent course – inspirational!

S McFarlane

In difficult situations it will heIp me to dissolve the problem rather than infuriate it. It will improve the quality of my teaching by heping the way I deal with children.

J. Ramsay