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Just a friendly reminder that, Psychologist and Australasia's leading international trainer of Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Michael Durrant, is coming to Rotorua this October 14th & 15th, for his two-day intensive training 'Post Traumatic Success' see below for workshop details and a link to register....

Post Traumatic Success

Solution-Focused Approaches to Trauma & Greif: A Two-Day Intensive Training

This practical and experiential 2 day workshop focuses on working with adolescents and adults who have experienced traumatic events such as sexual abuse, violence, natural disasters, and significant loss, who present with difficulties of guilt, depression, grief, self esteem, relationship problems, etc. It offers a practical framework for intervention derived from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and positive psychology, providing attendees with direction and skills for assisting people struggling to recover. It includes exercises that can be used with individuals or groups that aim to identify, strengthen and harness personal strengths and resources in the wake of traumatic experiences.

Some of the key content areas Michael will discuss include:

• How to shift the focus of treating trauma from reducing distress and surviving, to positively thriving.
• When and how to balance the need for clients to look forward as a more useful focus, whilst allowing space for looking back in creative, helpful ways.
• How to explore client's contrasting notions of ongoing damage with the idea that people who have suffered abuse and trauma can build new views of self, and possibilities for a successful future.
• Why the solution focused assertion that the problem and the solution are not necessarily connected, challenges many common beliefs of trauma, loss and grief.
• How transforming belief to encompass the possibility of change, draws attention away from feelings of blame and disempowerment.

Michael Durrant is a Psychologist and Australasia's leading international trainer of Solution Focused Brief Therapy. He is director of the Brief Therapy Institute of Sydney, past-President of the Australasian Association for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and previously a faculty member in Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. Michael has extensive experience applying SFBT to the consequences of various kinds of trauma.. >Read More....

Seminar Reviews

"Very informative, interactive and beneficial. Michael is a great presenter."

Therapist

"Very useful information with useful examples. Group activities were very useful and increased understanding."

Counsellor

"I think this seminar was excellent in regards to how it was presented. Topic was really interesting and has given me new tools to work with for my clients with trauma and grief."

Alcohol & Drug Clinician