Please join us for a learning experience that will assist you to gain insight into how Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) can move families out of the problem and into a future place when past conflict no longer impacts their daily lives. Learn specific and intentional interventions to identify resilience and focus on life in the absence of the problem. Discover the most effective way to use scaling, specifically to assess each member’s perspective on the family communication to move them into resilient, solution focused interactions and healing.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to
- State the difference between problem solving and solution building, specifically when working within a family system and define the family system within the SF model.
- Identify at least two interventions and questions in SFBT that can be used to assist the family to focus on a future in the absence of the problem.
- Describe ways that scaling identifies each family member’s perspective on challenging dynamics and provides intentional steps away from the problem.
Syllabus:
Introduction
Objective 1: State the difference between problem solving and solution building, specifically when working within a family system and define the family system within the solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) model.
- Define problem solving
- Define solution building
- Describe the application of solution building within the family system in the SFBT model
Objective 2: Identify at least two interventions and questions in SFBT that can be used as to assist the family to focus on a future in the absence of the problem.
- Miracle question
- Future oriented questions
- Exception questions
Objective 3: Describe ways that scaling identifies each family member’s perspective on challenging dynamics and provides intentional steps away from the problem.
- Identify family member’s placement of the current dynamic on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high).
- Discuss each member’s perspective based on their point on the scale.
- Process how the different placements on the scale impact challenging dynamics, with a focus on reconciling them into meaningful, solution focused change.
Summary/Q&A
Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical/General asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 hours of Clinical/General continuing education training.
Instructor: Jodi Geis-Crowder, MS, LPC, ACS
Recording Date: January 11, 2025
CEUS On-Demand, LLC, provider #2274, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/7/2026 - 08/6/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3hrs General continuing education credits.
CEUs On-Demand, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEUs On-Demand, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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