Language of Hope: Fundamentals of Solution-Focused Practices

Advanced Certificate in Solution-Focused Practice

Advanced Certificate in Solution-Focused Practice: Applied Skills in SFBT: Using Solution-Focused Conversations Across Practice Settings

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Course curriculum

1. Start Here: Welcome to Advanced Certificate in Solution-Focused Practice
2. Book: Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide (Full Text)
3. Learning Objectives: Foundations of Solution-Focused Practices Online Intensive
4. How to access videos from book
5. If you need technical help
6. 4-Square Solution-Focused Visual Framework Updated 2-2025
7. Core Solution-Focused Questions
8. Research Updated 2025
1. What You’ll Learn in Section 1: Introduction to the Key Components of Solution-Focused Practice
2. Section One Assignments
3. Book Chapters One and Four Learning Solution-Focused Therapy
4. Video Lecture One: Key Components of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
5. 1. Section One Slides: Introduction to Key Components of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
6. Practice Exercise: Commencing with compentencies
7. Practice Exercise: "Languaging" Happiness
8. Optional Clinical Practice Exercises Section One
9. Resources Section One
10. 1. Demo Where to start with mother and daughter
11. 2. Demo Languaging with stressed teacher
12. Instructions for Section One Quiz
13. Section One Exam
1. What You’ll Learn in Section 2: Solution-Focused Agency Activation and Amygdala Whispering
2. Section Two Assignments
3. Chapters 2 and 3 Learning Solution-Focused Therapy
4. Video Lecture Two: Amygdala Whispering and Agency Activation
5. Slides Section Two: Amygdala Whispering and Agency Activation
6. Practice Exercise: Calming Amygdala Storms with compassion
7. Practice Exercise: Nurturing an Attitude of Gratitude by Exploring Positive Differences
8. Practice Exercise Coping with a challenging event
9. Optional Clinical Practice Exercises Section Two
10. Resources Section Two
11. 3. Demo Amygdala whispering with an externally motivated father
12. 4. Demo Amygdala whispering with Sara in IOP
13. 5. Demo Amplifying positive differences with mother and daughter
14. Instructions for Section Two Quiz
15. Section Two Exam
1. What You’ll Learn in Section 3: Solution-Focused VIP Mapping (Activating Supports)
2. Section Three Assignments
3. Read Chapter Recognizing Valuable Relationships (VIP) from The Solution-Focused Mindset for Anxiety and Depression
4. Video Lecture Three: VIP Mapping
5. 3. Section 3 Slides VIP Mapping
6. Practice Exercise VIP Mapping
7. Optional Clinical Practice Exercises Section Three VIP Mapping
8. Resources Section Three
9. 6. Demo VIP Appreciation with mother and daughter with SUD
10. 7. demo VIP appreciation with art teacher
11. 8. Demo Substances as a VIPP
12. Instructions for Section Three Quiz VIP Mapping
13. Section Three Exam
1. What You’ll Learn in Section 4: Solution-Focused Goal Negotiation (Best Hope Mapping)
2. Section Four Assignments: Best Hope Mapping (Goal Negotiation)
3. Read Chapters 5 and 6 from Learning Solution-Focused Therapy and The Solution-Focused Mindset
4. Video Lecture Four: Best Hope Mapping
5. 4. Section 4 Slides Best Hope Mapping (Goal Setting)
6. Practice Exercise Section Five Mapping Your Best Hopes
7. Practice Exercise Doing Instead: Turning Negative Thoughts Into Positive Action
8. Optional Clinical Practice Exercises Section Four
9. Resources Section Four
10. 9. Demo Best Hope Mapping - Managing the "I don't know" response in youth with SUD
11. 10. Demo Best Hope Mapping from VIP Perspective with Sara in IOP for SUD
12. 11. Demo Asking the Miracle Question with a frustrated father
13. 12. Demo Scaling the Miracle Question with a frustrated father
14. Instructions for Section Four Quiz
15. Section Four Exam
1. What You’ll Learn in Section 5: Solution-Focused Scaling
2. Section Five Assignments
3. Book Chapters Section Five
4. 5. Lecture 5 Solution-Focused Scaling Foundations.2
5. 5. Section 5 Slides
6. Resources Section Five
7. 13. Demo Scaling Parental teamwork with a child with autism
8. 14. Demo Scaling readiness to make a decision in SUD
9. Instructions for Section 5 Quiz
10. Section Five Exam
1. What You’ll Learn in Section 6: Solution-Focused Assessment and Documentation
2. Section 6 Assignments
3. Readings Section 6
4. 6. Lecture 6 Solution-Focused Assessment and Documentation
5. Slides Section Six: Solution-Focused Assessment and Documentation
6. Optional Clinical Practice Exercises Section Six
7. Resources Section 6 Solution-focused assessment - documentation forms and rating scales
8. Demo Working Through the 4-Square with a Stressed College Group
9. Instructions for Section 6 Quiz
10. Section Six Exam
1. What You’ll Learn in Section 7: Solution-Focused Safety Assessment
2. Section 7 Assignments
3. 7. Lecture 7 SFSA
4. 7. Section 7 Slides
5. Practice Exercise: Using the Solution-focused safety assessment tool
6. Optional Clinical Practice Exercises Section Seven
7. Resources Section 7 Solution-focused safety assessment
8. Demo SFSA with a College Student
9. Instructions for Section 7 Quiz
10. Section Seven Exam
1. What You'll Learn in Section 8: Follow-up sessions and graduation
2. Section 8 Assignments
3. 8. Lecture 8 Follow-up Sessions and Graduation
4. 8. Section 8 Slides
5. Practice Exercise: Solution-Focused Debriefing
6. Optional Practice Exercises Section 8
7. Resources Section 8 Solution-focused follow-up and graduation
8. 01 Marcus What's been better
9. 02 Marcus VIP Mapping
10. 03 Marcus Best Hope Mapping a Satisfying Week
11. 04 Marcus Scaling his Best Hopes
12. 05 Marcus Solution-Focused Assessment and Follow-up
13. 06 Marcus Scaling Readiness to Graduate
14. Instructions for Section 8 Quiz
15. Section Eight Exam
1. What You'll Learn in Section 9: Applications Part I Solution-Focused Practice
2. Section 9 Assignments
3. 9. Lecture 9 Applications Part I
4. 9. Section 9 Slides Applications Part I
5. Optional Practice Exercises Section 9
6. Resources Section 9 Application of Solution-Focused Practice Part I
7. 01 Domestic Violence demo Activation of Resources and Agency
8. 02 Domestic Violence demo Best Hope Mapping
9. 03 Domestic Violence demo Scaling
10. 04 Domestic Violence demo End of Session Feedback
11. High School Group coping with AP exams
12. Instructions for Section 9 Quiz
13. Section Nine Exam
1. What You'll Learn in Section 10: Applications II Solution-Focused Practice
2. Section 10 Assignments
3. 10. Lecture 10 Applications Part II
4. 10. Section 10 Slides
5. Practice Exercise: Building and Sustaining Your Path to Success
6. Resources Section 10 Applications Part II Solution-Focused Practice
7. Instructions for Section 10 Quiz
8. Section Ten Exam
1. Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Solution-Focused Therapy -- "Learning SF Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
2. Chapter 2 -- Beginning With Strengths and Resources -- "Learning SF Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
3. Chapter 3 -- The Yes-Set -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
4. Chapter 4 -- Language Skills in Solution-Focused Therapy -- "Learning SF Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
5. Chapter 5 -- Scaling Questions and the Miracle Question -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
6. Chapter 6 -- Solution-Focused Goal Negotiation -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
7. Chapter 7 -- Other Useful Solution-Focused Questions -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
8. Chapter 8 -- Solution-Focused Assessment -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
9. Chapter 9 -- Solution-Focused Psychopharmacotherapy -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
10. Chapter 10 -- Solution-Focused Therapy With Addiction -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
11. Chapter 11 -- Solution-Focused Supervision -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
12. Chapter 12 -- Solution-Focused Consultation -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
13. Chapter 13 -- Conclusion -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
14. Appendix -- Rating Scales -- "Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide"
1. 1. Where to start Demo
2. 2. Languaging with a stressed teacher demo
3. 3. Amygdala whispering with externally motivated father
4. 4. Amygdala whispering with Sara in IOP
5. 5. Amplifying positive differences with mother and daughter with SUD
6. 6. VIP Appreciation with mother and daughter
7. 7. VIP appreciation with art teacher
8. 8. Substances as a VIPP
9. 9. Best Hope Mapping when there is an "I Don't Know" response
10. 10. Best Hope Mapping from VIP Perspective
11. 11. Asking the Miracle question with a frustrated father
12. 12. Scaling the Miracle question with a frustrated father
13. 13. Scaling Parental teamwork with child with autism
14. 14. Scaling readiness to make a decision in SUD
15. 15. Working through the 4-Square within a college coping group session
16. 16. SFSA with a college student who reports suicidal thoughts
17. 17. Follow-up with Marcus - "What's been better?"
18. 18. Follow-up VIP Mapping with Marcus
19. 19. Follow-up Best Hope Mapping with Marcus
20. 20. Follow-up Scaling with Marcus
21. 21. Follow-up and graduation with Marcus
22. 22. Follow-up and Graduation Scaling with Marcus
23. 23. Domestic Violence Activation of resources and agency
24. 24. Domestic Violence Best Hope Mapping
25. 25. Domestic Violence Scaling
26. 26. Domestic Violence End of Session Feedback
27. 27. High School Group Coping with AP Exams
1. Course Evaluation Instructions
2. Advanced Certificate in Solution-Focused Practice

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Free
173 lessons
12.5 hours of video content

Advanced Certificate in Solution-Focused Practice

Course curriculum

Welcome: Before You Get Started

Section 1: Introduction to the Key Components of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Section 2: Amygdala Whispering and Agency Activation

Section 3: VIP Mapping

Section 4: Best Hope Mapping (Goal Negotiation)

Section 5: Solution-Focused Scaling (Making a Plan)

Section 6: Solution-Focused Assessment and Documentation

Section 7: Solution-Focused Safety Assessment

Section 8: Follow-Up Sessions and Graduation

Section 9: Applications of Solution-Focused Practice Part I

Section 10: Applications of Solution-Focused Practice Part II

SECTION 11: INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS FROM LEARNING SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

Library of Video Demonstrations (Outside Book Videos)

SECTION 12: REQUIRED COURSE EVALUATION

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