Delegate Evaluations for Brief Therapy Courses

I will use this approach in my work with families, especially “looking for exceptions” and the Change Balloon – extremely useful toolkit of interventions.

Samantha Larner

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:

• Superb
• Brilliant
• Just inspiring
• well organised and enjoyable
• Entertaining whilst informative & useful
• Very encouraging and captivating
• Made me want to do more
• Very informative and delivered brilliantly
• Got me back to my roots
• Would like to do a longer course
• Great presenter
• Tutor was excellent
• Inspiring

Manager

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.

Verna Goodman

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

Ann Amis

The training was brilliant – will really make a difference to my work with young people. Eileen was a joy – so enthusiastic and passionate about her work – a big thank you!

Caroline McInnes

I found the training very rewarding and stimulating. The trainer has such passion it is absolutely fantastic. As a Mediator, I was delighted to discover that I was already using a lot of the techniques and skills Eileen spoke about. However I learned more and in different ways to use strategies – it was very thought provoking. I have already used the new skills and it was successful.
I believe that mediation work and SF work have so many parallels that it is essential to incorporate the brief therapy work into the general structure of mediation.

Tracy Millard

I found the training very interesting, informative and useful. The trainer was excellent – she kept my attention the whole time.

Eliose Empleton

I found the course very informative and entertaining. The trainer is a brilliant communicator and her laid back approach is very refreshing.

Kristina Bayka-Williams

I enjoyed the day with a very good trainer. I feel positive and more confident about approaching this subject now.

Lisa Pritchard

Excellent trainer – funny, approachable, sympathetic and wise – a great student of human nature.

Alison Simpson