Integrating Systemic Therapy Ideas In Your People-Helping Intervention Practice
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Normal Fee: $580. Funding details available at the Funding page.
Course Overview
Although all approaches can be effective, counsellors or psychotherapists will find that some approaches, or aspects of approaches, are better for a certain area of counselling or psychotherapy than others. Thus, it is definitely beneficial to be learn the Systemic Therapy approach for purpose of expanding your range of intervention skills either in an 'eclectic' way (which means taking elements of several different models and combine them when working with clients), or in a 'integrative' way (which means drawing on and blending specific types of techniques).
But why, in specific, choose to learn the ‘Systemic Therapy” approach? It has been reported to be ‘as effective, if not more effective than other interventions’ (www.aft.org.uk/about/view/Research).
This workshop comprises 5 parts. Part A helps participants understand potential causes of conflicts and the importance to perceive systemically. Part B introduces Systemic Therapy and the proper stance that counsellors or psychotherapists using the Systemic Therapy approach should adopt during intervention. Key principles guiding the intervention process and a model of therapeutic change is also covered. In Part C, participants will learn how to conduct case conceptualisation. Part D focuses on interventions skills to create co-change. Part E, the final part, examines how to integrate the newly acquired Systemic Therapy skills into the participant’s current skills portfolio.
About the Workshop Facilitator
The workshop facilitator is Ms Evonne Lek. Evonne holds a Master degree and is a qualified Systemic Psychotherapist and a member of AFT, The Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice. She has worked as a family clinician in London, and a family therapist and Senior Medical Social Worker in IMH. Evonne currently runs her own successful practice.
Evonne is passionate about the issues of mental health and has a combined 18 years of experience working with children, couples and families with a range of disabilities and mental illnesses. Her training on systemic therapy to parents, teachers, school counsellors, doctors, nurses and social workers has always been extremely well received. She has been quoted in news and interviewed for television.
Target Audience
Duration
1 day (9 am - 5 pm).
Workshop Topics:
Part A: Understanding causes of impasse situations
Part B: The Systemic Family Therapy
Part C: Case Conceptualisation
Part D: Intervention Skills
Part E: Integrating Systemic Therapy Ideas in Your Current Practice
Although all approaches can be effective, counsellors or psychotherapists will find that some approaches, or aspects of approaches, are better for a certain area of counselling or psychotherapy than others. Thus, it is definitely beneficial to be learn the Systemic Therapy approach for purpose of expanding your range of intervention skills either in an 'eclectic' way (which means taking elements of several different models and combine them when working with clients), or in a 'integrative' way (which means drawing on and blending specific types of techniques).
But why, in specific, choose to learn the ‘Systemic Therapy” approach? It has been reported to be ‘as effective, if not more effective than other interventions’ (www.aft.org.uk/about/view/Research).
This workshop comprises 5 parts. Part A helps participants understand potential causes of conflicts and the importance to perceive systemically. Part B introduces Systemic Therapy and the proper stance that counsellors or psychotherapists using the Systemic Therapy approach should adopt during intervention. Key principles guiding the intervention process and a model of therapeutic change is also covered. In Part C, participants will learn how to conduct case conceptualisation. Part D focuses on interventions skills to create co-change. Part E, the final part, examines how to integrate the newly acquired Systemic Therapy skills into the participant’s current skills portfolio.
About the Workshop Facilitator
The workshop facilitator is Ms Evonne Lek. Evonne holds a Master degree and is a qualified Systemic Psychotherapist and a member of AFT, The Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice. She has worked as a family clinician in London, and a family therapist and Senior Medical Social Worker in IMH. Evonne currently runs her own successful practice.
Evonne is passionate about the issues of mental health and has a combined 18 years of experience working with children, couples and families with a range of disabilities and mental illnesses. Her training on systemic therapy to parents, teachers, school counsellors, doctors, nurses and social workers has always been extremely well received. She has been quoted in news and interviewed for television.
Target Audience
- Social Workers, Counsellors and Psychologists working in VWOs
- Medical Social Workers working in hospitals and medical institutions
- Psychologists and Counsellors in private practice
Duration
1 day (9 am - 5 pm).
Workshop Topics:
Part A: Understanding causes of impasse situations
- Conflicts
- What normally happens in a conflict
- How professionals get drawn in; “Its all his/her fault”
- WHY? Some theories
- Different needs and feelings
- Differentiating judgment and criticism from observations
- Mental Health: connection to depression, ADHD, self-harm
- Individual focus versa Systemic focus
- Our perceptions
- Concept of a single reality
- Limitations where there is one ‘right’ view
- Stuck when its about who’s right/wrong
- We may view that we are right and client is wrong
- Situational barriers / Context
- Different cultural meanings and narratives
- Issues about Culture, Race, Gender, Disability, Class, Religion, Age, Sexual Orientation
Part B: The Systemic Family Therapy
- What is Systemic Family Therapy?
- Proper stance of a people-helper
- How to remain neutral
- Understanding yourself and your position
- How to share your views in a different way
- How to remain Curious
- Curious stance
- Video example
- Practice Time
- Case Studies
- Role-play and scenario
- Skill practice
- How to remain neutral
- Key principles guiding the intervention process
- Systems Focus
- Circularity
- Connections and Patterns
- Narratives and Language
- Social Constructionism, etc.
- A model of therapeutic change
Part C: Case Conceptualisation
- Hypothesising and Formulation: Practical Application
- Examples of systemic formulation
- Genogram: Practical Application
- What questions to ask to facilitate more understanding
- Live case example
- Everyone to draw their own genogram with a partner
- Your beliefs about emotions: Practical Application
- Meta-emotions questionnaire
- Understanding your own beliefs about whether emotions should be expressed
- Why is talking about emotions important?
- Recommended reading: The Relationship Cure by John Gottman
Part D: Intervention Skills
- Linear Questioning
- What a Linear Question is. For example, how do you feel about that?
- Limitations of using these questions
- Circular Questioning
- What a Circular Question is. For example, who first notices that an argument is beginning?
- Advantages of using these questions
- Solution-focused or strength-based questions
- Focus on solutions, not problems
- Use of miracle question to set goals
- Look for exceptions
- “Tree of Life”
- Practice Time
- Real Case Studies
- Role-play and scenario
- Skill practice
Part E: Integrating Systemic Therapy Ideas in Your Current Practice
- Complementary nature of the Systemic Therapy approach
- Some practice guides
- Group Discussion
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