A Home Study Continuing Education Course for
Psychologists, Marriage and Family
Therapists, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors
Solution
Focused Therapy with Children:
Harnessing Family Strengths for System Change
Mathew D. Selekman, LCSW, MSW 1997. 232 Pages
8 Hours CE Credits
40 Questions: True/False, Multiple Choice, and Matching
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Explains how to expand the basic Solution-Focused Brief Therapy model to increase flexibility and options when working with challenging children and their families. This approach emphasizes matching task design and selection to stages of child development, and incorporates family play and art therapy tasks. Gives children a voice in their own treatment, and educates parents in how to help their children assume a more positive role in the family system.
Learning Objectives:
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Discuss concepts, theory, and techniques for the model of Solution-Focused Therapy with children.
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State how to apply principles of designing therapeutic questions and tasks.
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Express how to optimize cooperation from parents.
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Explain how to collaborate with other helping professionals.
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List ways to resolve difficult treatment issues.
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Describe strategies for helping children and their families in a managed care environment.
Course Outline:
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An Integrative Solution-Focused Therapy Approach with Children
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The Solution-Oriented Family Assessment Interview
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Questions as Interventive Tools for Empowering Children and Their Families
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Guidelines for Therapeutic Task Design, Selection, and Implementation
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Family Play and Art Therapy Strategies
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Guidelines for Optimizing Therapeutic Cooperation in Second and Subsequent Sessions
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Hosting Collaborative Conversations with Allies from Larger Systems
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"Impossible" Cases: From Therapeutic Breakthroughs to Treatment Failures
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Helping Children and Their Families Succeed in a Managed Care World
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Major Themes and Implications for the Future