Solution Focussed Practice

On-Line Learning

• UK Association for Solution Focused Practice: The national association for anyone in the UK using a Solution Focused approach to their work. Provides a regular newsletter with many interesting contributions, discussion group, register of practitioners and trainers and hosts an annual conference.

• Brief Therapy Practice in London. Chris Iveson, Harvey Ratner, Evan George, Jasmin Ajmal and Jane Lethem. The site keeps us up to date with their training courses and workshops. They also have an interesting section on practice notes.

• Paul Hanton Consultancy Services Paul has been a solution focussed therapist for 13 years, holds an MA in SFBT and has over 1600 Client hours of experience, working with: Drug and alcohol users, people with depression, anxiety, OCD, and other issues. Paul is an experienced trainer and also works as a consultant in the substance misuse field.

• Signs of Safety This is the website of Andrew Turnell and describes the work he has undertaken with children's services practitioners and organisations around the globe to apply brief therapy ideas to the child protection task. The site contains a lot of resources and information to inspire those undertaking this challenging work.

• European Brief Therapy Association. This provides an ever-growing collection of research, articles and information on the annual conferences. Have a look at the photos for previous conferences and see who you can recognise.

Learning Materials

• DeShazer, S. (1985) Keys to solutions in brief therapy.
  (1988) Clues: investigating solutions in brief therapy.
  (1991) Putting difference to work. All published by Norton.

• Hanlon, W. and Weiner-Davis, M. (1988) In search of solutions; a new direction in psychotherapy. Norton.

•  Burns, K. (2005) Focus on Solutions: A Health Professional's Guide. London. Whurr Publishers

• George, E. Iveson, C. and Ratner, H. (2000) Problem to solution: brief therapy with individuals and families. Brief Therapy Press.

• George, E. Iveson, C. and Ratner, H. (2000) Problem to solution: brief therapy with individuals and families. Brief Therapy Press.

• Hawkes, D., Marsh, T. I., & Wilgosh, R. (1998) Solution-Focused Therapy: A Handbook for Health Care Professionals. Woburn, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Medical

• Connell, W. (1998) Solution Focused Therapy. London. Sage.

• Connell, W. and Palmer, S. (2003) Solution Focused Therapy in Practice. London. Sage.

Training Event

Title: Solution Focused Practice

Date(s): 15 September 2011

Target Group: Practitioners in Children and People Services. This event is suitable for people in the above role who work in the independent and voluntary sector.

Learning Outcomes (What you would expect to achieve)

• To understand the model and principles of solution focused practice.

• Know in what situations this approach can be used.

• Understand the limitations of this way of working.

• Know how to apply this model.

Contact

Booking & Administration                 

Zubair Mulla        

Tel No: 0116 2211702 (39 1702)

E-Mail: Zubair.Mulla@leicester.gov.uk