Anyone working with children and families in Broward County

CSC Building

Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, is an evidence-based practice which focuses on clients' inherent strengths and competence. This helps clients discover solutions to their challenges instead of focusing on the problems they currently face. This future-focused, goal-directed intervention is effective because clients experience their own ability to make positive changes efficiently. SFBT succeeds in individual, couple, family, and provider levels of engagement because it appeals to the clients’ capabilities.
The use of SFBT effectively addresses concerns of diverse populations. One of the main highlights of this model is to view the client as the expert in their own lives, and the professional works to collaborate with them to best find solutions to their problems. The use of specific language with this approach often has a positive effect on both the clients and the practitioners.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will
1. Incorporate the basic components of SFBT into practice.
2. Utilize a solution-focused posture in working with children and families.
3. Build on the client’s response to solution-focused questions to reinforce engagement, goal setting, and to monitor progress.
4. Practice incorporating solution-focused strategies and practice working with individuals/couples/families.