Case Studies papers available.
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Innovative Responses to Family Violence
A unique opportunity to spend a week with intertnational presenters who have applied Solution-focused work to a variety of family violence settings.
200 mental health staff trained in Solution-focused work
Michael continues his involvement in a major project with Mental Health Services at Auckland District Hospital Board.
LifeLine training
Michael Durrant and Frances Huber recently conducted Solution-focused training for Lifeline Telephone Counsellors in two areas of NSW.
Solution-focused training in New Zealand.
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Michael trains mental health staff in Auckland, New Zealand.
News item updated 1 August 2008
Michael Durrant is conducting training in Solution-focused Brief Therapy to mental health staff in Auckland, New Zealand.
Michael has been engaged by Auckland District Health Board to train mental health staff and, up to the end of June 2008, he has conducted training fror 240 mental health staff in a project extending over the last 18 months. These staff have all attended a 2-day course on Solution-focused Brief Therapy applied to work in the mental health context. Following this initial training, many staff have attended follow-up training and michael is working with the Mental Health department in devising ways of supporting continued Solution-focused practice within Auckland DHB Mental Health Services.
Those who have enthusiastically received the training have been a large number of mental health nurses, social workers, psychologists and a number of psychiatrists, as well as some specialised staff (such as dieticians working in the Eating Disorders program). Solution-focused Brief ideas have begun to be applied in a variety of programs, including the Acute Adult Inpatient unit at Auckland Hospital, the Child and Family Unit, the 4 Community Mental Health Centres, a Rehabilitation Program, Maori Mental Health and the crisis teams.
As a result of this project, Michael has also been invited to conduct training for Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Nelson Malborough District Health Board and Waikato District Health Board. He also presented a workshop at the NZ College of Mental Health Nurses annual conference.
