Continuing Education
| Solution-Focused Therapy: An Introduction | ||||||||||||||||
Course Canceled Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a time-sensitive clinical approach that is particularly useful and relevant given the current demand for cost-effective and outcome oriented approaches from clinics and HMOs. SFBT is a future focused, goal-directed, collaborative approach in which questions act as interventions to tap clients' motivation, creativity, underutilized strengths and resources. While the basic techniques are easily learned, true clinical effectiveness requires both an in-depth understanding of the theory and a skillful application of these techniques. Through lecture, demonstration, videos and experiential exercises, participants will develop this theoretical understanding, and be prepared to use SFBT in their current practice. Instructor Biographies Phillip Ziegler, PhD, began his private practice in 1975. He now presents trainings around the United States and in Europe and provides consultation in the Bay Area. He has taught continuing education courses at the University of Santa Clara and at JFK University, and has written numerous articles in professional journals and chapters in edited books in the field of Solution Focused Therapy. Phillip is co-author, along with his wife Tobey Hiller, of Recreating Partnership: A Solution-Oriented, Collaborative Approach to Couples Therapy. Ethan Schwartz, PhD, has conducted outcome studies on therapy treatments, served as a participant in outcome research, and been trained as a psychologist to utilize specific tools and therapeutic techniques designed to demonstrate positive outcomes. He has worked in community mental health clinics, Kaiser Permanente's HMO system and university counseling centers, and he has presented at national conventions. Ethan maintains a private practice in Oakland, where he employs a collaborative, solution-focused approach. |
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