Systemic Practice

The aim of this course is to explore the fundamentals of systems theory and systematic practice as a key methodology in understanding a child’s experience, and using tools that can lead to positive outcomes for children. Through this course, families will be better supported to stay together, and practitioners will become more satisfied with their outcomes. This course focuses on the concept that every conversation is an opportunity for change and, as such, practitioners must be given the tools to become more adaptable and react to different and complex situations as they arise.

This course is delivered by our expert facilitators who will bring their first hand experience and tailor the course to suit your learning needs.

Our course covers the following topics:

• Introduce self and aims for today
• System theory and systemic therapy/practice in a very practical way
• Theory to practice
• Covering family therapy idea that are accessible to all workers
• Tools of circular questioning
• Reframing
• Hypothesising
• Genogram work
• Structural ideas
• Solution focused / brief therapy
• Strategic therapy
• Narrative therapy

Outline

Day 1 covers – System Theory, Milan ideas, Circular questioning, Reframing, Hypothesis

Day 2 covers – Structural ideas of Hierarchy, Beliefs, Values, Genograms, Sculpting, Trigger families

Day 3 covers Solutions focussed/ brief therapy, Miracle question, Goal setting, Scaling

Day 4 covers Strategic Therapy, Task oriented, Mapping, Chronology, Narrative therapy, Scripts, Narrative, Stories, Externalising problem

Day 5 is split into 2 half-day sessions (group is split into two and participants attend half a day). Reflective group supervision/ action learning sets and bring all skills together. – The aim is for participants to be give practical skills to work with families, children and young people.