Solution Focused Therapy Training
This course had a very positive effect. It equipped me with a more focused approach to working with families. It will make me concentrate on the smaller task approach rather than focusing on the bigger tasks. It will make me more curious and ask questions
Volunteer Co ordinator for Home Start in Essex
I just wanted to thank you again for the training you delivered to our team. I have never known our team have such a positive response to a training session, its already being put to good use and I’m sure will have a positive impact on the way we work and on the lives of our clients. I’ll give you an update in the near future and hopefully book a another session in the new year.
Senior Supported Housing Officer for English Churches Housing Group in Oxford
Thank you for the above course, it was like a breath of fresh air and I just had to send this email to express this. The lively and enthusiastic approach to the giving of the information not only helped me to take every little detail on board but was presented in such a way that it gave me confidence to “try the new idea out”. Sometimes when you have been in this work as long as I have you struggle to almost believe there is potential for change, however after these two days I have been revitalised and all my beliefs have returned and I feel ready to help and support the families to identify the change and help move them on.
Senior Child & Family Worker for Cambridge Social Services in Cambridge
This training has had a huge impact on the way that I work now and approach different situations. I have already seen some positive results from using this method since the training. Thank you.
Home School Family Worker in Bedford
This training was stimulating and very “hands on” with lots of opportunities to practice skills. I came away from the training with an enthusiasm to practice in a solution focused way.
Social Worker for NCH in Milton Keynes
Although I already use the Solution Focused Approach, it widened by understanding and gave me specific strategies such as The Change Balloon, Reframing and Analogies which I found particularly useful. The training was effective, met the criteria and was entertaining. Thank you.
Behaviour Support Teacher for OCC in Oxford
I will use this approach in my work with families, especially “looking for exceptions” and the Change Balloon – extremely useful toolkit of interventions.
Parent & Families Worker for Catch 22 in Epsom, Surrey
Thank you very much for the workshops at the Engaging Parents, Working with Diversity Conferences. They proved a great success as you will see from the snippets of feedback below:
Team Member for Trust for the Study of Adolescence in Brighton
The Prevention & Intervention training was received enthusiastically by Bracknell Forest children’s teams who are now using their skills in everyday situations
with the children and families they work with.
The training has changed our way of thinking and shifted the emphasis from problem solving to looking at change and possibilities.
The training was fun and very well presented and the next “batch” of social workers are waiting eagerly to complete the training.
The following comments were made by various attendees of the course.
“Yet another useful tool, the charts and visuals have helped me focus on what needs to change, not on what has gone wrong”
“It focused on strengths and possibilities”
“Very useful, I have been able to use the various tools in many different ways”
“It focused on language which is important, the presenters were knowledgeable and fun”
“I now use the graphics and task charts regularly and it has helped families focus more”
These were just a few of the comments – we are using the tools and have had some very good results. We are now able to offer families an alternative and by enabling them to take control – the results speak for themselves.
Manager for Bracknell Social Services
Reconfirmed that the Solution Focused Approach is highly beneficial and workable in all situations. Learnt some new strategies and feel inspired and confident to use them effectively
Learning Mentor in Middlesex
