Browsing January, 2010

Client self-assessment

I developed this Solution Focused evaluation form for use with my clients. Though it looks simple I have found that it works as a useful way of encouraging reflection and consolidation. Clients like it and have been happy to complete the form, which I ask them to do at the end of a session.

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SFBT session guide

When starting out in Solution Focused practice it can be tricky for the practitioner to keep the basic structure in mind. This session protocol will guide can be used as a revision tool or for prompting you during sessions.

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SFBT – key ideas

Becoming solution focused requires a shift in thinking; instead of thinking about problems we tend to enquire about solutions. This download conveniently lists the main assumptions that guide Solution Focused practice, and adds a handy list of prompts to help develop your SF thinking. Useful for reminder and revision, to help new new practitioners familiarise [...]

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Leadership and relationships

The much-published ideas on leadership have come under scrutiny in a new study which distinguishes truly exceptional leadership from run-of-the mill management-speak. The research, by the Work Foundation, identifies three principles of outstanding leadership coupled with nine themes that exceptional leaders adhere to.
It adds some surprising insights with practical applications.

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So… why does it work?

All forms of therapy, regardless of the techniques or methods used, work equally well There is more in common among the various disciplines than separates them.

This article discusses findings which could have far reaching implications in terms of the way in which therapists and healers of all persuasions are taught their skills. This article discusses findings which could have far reaching implications in terms of the way in which therapists and healers of all persuasions are taught their skills.

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Why the helping professions need SFBT

One thing that all who work in the helping professions have in common is that they all talk to those they help. Counsellors and psychotherapists do talking therapy, but everyone who supports or cares for others has the opportunity to use language creatively and therapeutically. Under Construction, download to follow

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The talking cure

At some point in our lives we can all benefit from talking to someone outside our family or friends about something that is troubling us. But how to go about finding someone? This articles outlines some popular schools of therapy and gives pointers on how to go about choosing a therapist.

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Awareness of language

Language is the medium by which all understanding and interactions take
place. It is also critical for helping professionals to consider the language that they use. Getting it right improves outcomes, getting it wrong can do lasting damage.

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Appreciative Inquiry

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) can be used as a facilitation tool to help teams and organisations understand how they have created success in the past, and how to do more of it. This article explains a little more about the approach and suggests how AI could benefit teams and organisations in creating sustained and enduring growth. Article – Appreciative Inquiry√

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Sticks and stones

Although it only makes the news where physical attack is involved, staff in the care sector are at high risk from verbal attack when at work. These incidents are widely under reported, yet they result in anxiety, stress and even trauma and depression for people subjected to such attacks. This article explains how employers can take steps to protect their staff.

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