2012 Solution-Focused training
2012 dates for our popular training course Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Comprehensive Introduction have been announced.
2012 Solution-Focused training in Melbourne and Orange
The two day course Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Comprehensive Introduction will be offered in Melbourne in April and Orange in June.
Frances Huber presents at European conference
Frances Huber, along with Dr Harry Korman from Sweden, gave an acclaimed presentation at the European Brief Therapy Conference. "To break, or NOT to break ... that is the question!"
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Allan Wade workshop HIGHLY successful
The two day workshop with Dr Allan Wade was widely aclaimed by participants as being entertaining and extremely useful in working with violence.
APS, AASW and ACMHN accreditation
The two day Solution-Focused Brief Therapy training has been granted accreditation by APS (Clinical, Counselling and Education Development colleges), by AASW (for mental health social workers) and by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses for CPD/CPE purposes.
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Solution-focused training for Lifeline telephone counsellors.
News item posted 17 September 2007
News item updated 1 May 2008
Michael Durrant and Frances Huber have recently conducted training for Lifeline Telephone Counsellors in two Lifeline regions in NSW.
Michael was joined for both presentations by Frances Huber, a psychologist and Solution-focused therapist who has extensive experience as a Lifeline Telephone Counsellor and Telephone Counsellor Supervisor/Consultant. They explored with participants the doing of Solution-focused Brief Therapy when you lack the visual, non-verbal cues and responses that many of us take for granted.
This training was conducted in late 2007 for Lifeline South Coast NSW. Participants were about 40 telephone counsellors, some of whom have decades of experience and have volunteered their services since Lifeline was established on the South Coast nearly 40 years ago. Participants were challenged by an approach to counselling that differs markedly from the largely "reflective listening" model in which they were trained; however, left keen to try incorporating into their counselling questions that encourage callers to begin to identify strengths and competence and to begin to see possibilities for difference.
In March 2008, Frances and Michael conducted the training for Lifeline Northern Beaches, for a group of telephone counsellors and face-to-face counsellors. All found the Solution-focused ideas and techniques readily applicable to their particuar situations.
