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Solution-Focused
Therapist Training
Upcoming
Trainings:
New York State
National Association of Social
Workers
Level 1 & Level 2 trainings
Information
and Registration
The Focus of
Soluton Focus Therapist Training
is on the Practical:
* How to use
pre-change questions
* How to use
future questions
* How to use
the miracle question.
* How to use
exception qustions.
* How to make
numbers work using
scaling.
* How to use
coping questions.
* How to
develop compliments.
* How to
develop between session
suggestions.
* How to apply
SF to your clients.
* How to think
like a solution-builder
"You clearly
understand the what and WHY of
solution- focused therapy and have
a knack for conveying what you
know. More importantly, you
understand how and why clients are
both competent and valuable. You
convey this with an authenticity
and conviction."
Explaining the Logo
On top of the page,
you will see the Center for
Solution-Focused Training logo
There are some models of
therapy that focus on emotions
as the agent of change.
Others focus on actions and
still others on
thoughts. I view all
three as part of a system of
change. If one changes, then
the others will change as
well. It is this idea
that expands therapy to
include all three: actions,
feelings and thoughts. Change
begins when any one of these
three changes to make a
difference. This is where
solution-building happens.
"I was diagnosed with
Asperger's Syndrome, and ever since that day, life
was never the same. No one really
cared about who I was until the
diagnosis. The next thing I know,
all the kids who bullied me in
school are nicer to me, and the
family has been on my nerves ever
since."
[click
to read more]
What is
Solution-Focused Therapy?
The
basic ideas for
solution-focus brief therapy
began over 30 years
ago. Steve de Shazer
became interested in what
people do that help them
find solutions to the
problems that brought them
into his office. This
was a very different way of
thinking about therapy (it
still is). De
Shazer learned to ask useful
questions and these
questions helped the client
think in more positive and
useful ways about their
predicaments...
[click to read more]
How to find a
Solution-Focused Therapist
This
video is about
differentiating between
therapists who claim they
are solution-focused and
those that truly are.
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Introducing
Joel
- A
solution-focused therapist,
trainer, supervisor, and
organizational consultant with
over 40 years of
post-graduate experience and 30
years as a solution-focused
clinician and trainer.
- A
frequent presenter of
solution-focused practice at
conferences.
- Co-author
of articles on solution-focus
published in professional journals
including two with Insoo Kim Berg,
a co-developer of the
solution-focused approach. (see resume).
- A
founding member of the
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Association (www.sfbta.org).
- Completed
Advanced Methods Training In
Solution-focused Brief Therapy,
and Advanced Supervision Training
in Solution-focused Therapy with
the co-developers, Insoo Kim Berg
and Steve de Shazer, at the Brief
Family Therapy Center, the home of
Solution-Focus in Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
- Completed
and certified in advanced
training in Ericksonian
Hypnotherapy with The New York
Milton H. Ericksonian Society
for Psychotherapy and
Hypnosis.
- Licensed
Clinical Social Worker (LCSW),
Board Certified Diplomate in
Clinical Social Work (BCD),
and a member of the Academy of
Certified Social Workers (ACSW).
Click to
find out more.
For further information about training,
click "Training" above. For
further information about me, see "About
Joel" above.
Contact Joel
Privacy Statement
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Solution Focus
Network Meetings
A group of people
interested in and practicing
solution focus has been meeting
monthly in Albany, NY. since 2010.
Meetings are informal and have
included discussions, case
consultations, and video/discussion.
Meetings are free; CEU's are
available through the New York State
Chapter of the National Association
of Social Workers for a fee.
Upcoming
2026
HVSFN Date:
10/3
Discussion topics to be announced.
All meetings are from 9am to 12
noon.
The February meeting is virtual
only, the others are hybrid.
If you want more
information about the meetings,
visit NASW-NYS's continuing ed. webpage. For more information
about the Hudson Valley Solution
Focus Networ,
visit the Network
page.
Books Authored by
Joel :
Solution-Focused Brief Practice
with Long-Term Clients in Mental
Health Services.
Solution-Focused Practice in
End-of-Life and Grief Counseling
Solution-Focused
Case Management
Opportunities in
Solution-Focused Interviewing
[Click on any
book for further information or to
order]
Joel in
Japan
In July, 2016, I spent
several days as a trainer in Japan.
Click
here for a slideshow (pictures
by Yuichi Takenouchi).
Announcing
the Next SFBTA Conference
The
2026 conference will be held
November 5-7 in Cleveland,
Ohio. Information can be
found at the association's
website.
In 1999, I pubished an article
co-authored with Insoo Kim
Berg entitled Solution-Focused
Brief Therapy with Long-Term
Problems. The
article outlined the basics of
solution-focused brief
practice and its specific
application to working with
those who have been diagnosed
with serious mental illness.
Since the article is no longer
available for purchase, I
have made it available
for download here.
[click to download]
American
Association for Marriage
and Family Therapists
AAMFT
held their 2014 annual
conference in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. They had
designated Friday of the
conference as a tribute
day to both Steve de
Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg.
I had been invited to
present at the conference.
In part, the invitation
stated: "Your work and
excellent reputation will
provide an immense benefit
to the program."
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