You are invited to participate in an extraordinary learning opportunity:  Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Creative Applications in Community-Based Settings. 

This training features leading thinkers and practitioners in the field who will guide attendees through a number of workshops designed to build skills and confidence in this effective approach to working with families.  

This training institute is being held in Washington, DC from June 29 - July 2, 2010.   Professionals from across the globe will convene to improve their skills and learn from their international, national, and local peers.

Those who should attend this event include:

Social workers
School-based counselors, parent coordinators, and teachers
Social service agency personnel
Professionals in mediation and restorative justice
Juvenile justice and criminal justice system professionals
Outreach and engagement staff
Therapists and psychologists
Law enforcement
Youth/gang violence prevention and intervention staff

Solution-focused Brief Therapy is inherently strength-based and holistic in the way it engages families.  While developed initially as a therapy model, it has transferred well to many different areas of community work.  Its combination of looking forward while helping people recognize their strengths and learn from their successes is a perfect fit for the development of family plans, street-level outreach, adult reentry counseling, job readiness training, and family group conferences.  The possibilities are endless!

Please consider attending this event – it will be well worth the effort. Click here for more information and to register.

Sincerely,

Penny Griffith, MSW, LICSW
Executive Director, Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative
and
Convener of the training institute