Motivating service users to undertake positive change | 2 Days - 8 & 15 October 2024 (9am – 4.30pm) Online Training | CPD accredited

Learning to use a solution-focussed approach

One of the biggest challenges for professionals is to get service users with complex problems ‘on board’ with making the changes necessary to move forward. Service users often lack confidence in themselves, are locked into unproductive relationships, and feel hopeless about life being any different. From this perspective, meetings with professionals often seem pointless, and the relationship can descend into a transactional one where the service user sees the professional as a route to free goods, housing or benefits.

Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a therapeutic approach which   encourages service users to focus on the positive (their strengths and hopes), and to move on from a problematic past. It does not attempt to ‘unpick’ the individual’s problems, but focuses on where they would like to be in the future and what they would like to achieve. The SFBT approach has a toolbox of effective techniques which support long term, positive change.

In this two-day, CPD accredited, online training, participants will dive into the world of SFBT, gaining practical skills and insights to uplift their practice. This approach is suitable for working with both adults and children and young people.

Throughout the training, you will learn how to have meaningful conversations with clients, focusing on their strengths and future goals. By asking the right questions, you can help clients uncover their own solutions and feel empowered to make positive changes in their lives.

One of the core skills is discovering how to reframe problems into opportunities for personal growth. Instead of dwelling on what’s wrong, you learn to spotlight what’s right and how to amplify clients’ strengths to overcome challenges.

Setting goals and tracking progress is another key skill. You will explore how to collaborate with clients in setting achievable goals and celebrate each step forward that they take.

The training is not just about theory—it’s about practical application. You will get to practice your newfound skills in various counselling scenarios, from one-on-one sessions to group settings.

Overall, this training equips you with a toolbox full of effective techniques to help your clients thrive. It’s all about fostering resilience, igniting hope, and empowering clients to take charge of their own journey towards positive change.

Day 1 – 8th October

Day 2 – 15th October 2024

Format of the training

• This training takes place live online on both days
• Details of the sessions, with timings, are given in the Agenda section

What you will get from us

• Once you have booked, you will be emailed a brief confirmation.
• Joining instructions will be emailed 1-2 weeks before the date of the training
• A PowerPoint will be emailed the day before the training
• The Zoom link for day 2 will be emailed to you after day 1 has taken place
• After you have completed the training, we will email a Certificate of Attendance for your CPD records (please note: both days must be attended to gain CPD accreditation. The training carries 15 CPD points)

Technical heads up

• If you are part of a large organisation, please check with your IT department that there are no firewalls which will prevent you from accessing the training.
• We’re here to help, so if you have any problems, just call us on 0115 916 3104 or email us on conferences@ccclimited.org.uk

10:00 – 11:30am

Overview of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

10:30 – 10:45am

Morning Break

11:45am – 12:25pm

Sections of SFBT

Problem free talk, Strengths and resources, Best hopes, Coping questions, Exceptions, Miracle question, Scaling, Complimenting

12:45 – 13:30pm

Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:00pm

A Problem Free Conversation

14:00 – 15:00pm

Best Hopes and Scaling

15:00 – 15:15pm

Afternoon Break

15:15 – 16:00pm

Video Clip and Discussion

16:00 – 16:30pm

Exploring The Miracle Day Question

11:00 – 11:15am

Morning Break

11:15am – 12:30pm

SFBT Practice Session

12:30 – 13:15pm

Lunch Break

13:15 – 14:30pm

Follow Up Session

14:30 – 15:30pm

‘Reluctant Client’

15:30 – 15:45pm

Afternoon Break

15:45 – 16:30pm

Group Reflection

This is an opportunity to create an action plan to incorporate SFBT into your daily practice.

• Children and family social workers
• Family support services
• Housing officers
• Health Visitors and Community Midwives
• Mental health services
• Domestic abuse services
• Probation services
• Organisations working with ex-offenders
• Substance misuse services
• Organisations working with veterans
• Homeless services
• Schools
• Professionals working with children missing education/edge of exclusion
• Virtual Headteachers and staff
• Organisations working with young people

The trainers are Ayse Adil and Joe Lettieri, founders of Family Based Solutions. Established in 2012, Family Based Solutions addresses the needs of families experiencing numerous challenges. Over the years, they have expanded their services to aid families recovering from domestic abuse, adults exhibiting harmful behaviours, and introduced Building On Strengths and Solutions (B.O.S.S), a well-being service for students and staff in schools. FBS expertise include providing training to both statutory and non-statutory organisations, including the Metropolitan Police, NSPCC, Educators, and Social Care. As a strength-based organisation, their training workshops emphasise solution-focused approaches to enhance both individual and organisational development.