Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Approach

Learn practical, strengths-based tools from SFBT to engage individuals and families coping with substance use. Focus on hope, resilience, and meaningful change through goal setting, scaling, and solution-focused conversations.

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Course curriculum

1. Course Description and Learning Objectives
2. Course Syllabus: Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Approach
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1. Learning Objectives Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Approach
2. Solution-focused 4-Square Framework
3. Complete References for Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Approach
1. Section One Overview of Substance Use Conditions in Youth and Families
2. Section One Assignments
3. Reading Material: Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Approach
4. References for Chapter Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Approach
5. Video Lecture Section One
6. Slides Section One
7. Resources Section One
8. INSTRUCTIONS for Section 1 Exam
9. Section One Exam Questions
10. SECTION 1 QUIZ
1. Section Two Overview
2. Section Two Assignments
3. Video Lecture Section 2 Overview of the Solution-Focused Approach
4. Slides Section Two
5. Practice Exercise: Commencing with compentencies
6. Practice Exercise: "Languaging" Happiness
7. Resources Section Two
8. 1 Initial Engagement with mom and daughter with SUD
9. 2 Initial engagement with Sara who is angry about her treatment programming
10. 3. Where to start - initial engagement with mom and child with SUD
11. INSTRUCTIONS for Section 2 Exam
12. Section Two Exam questions
13. SECTION 2 QUIZ
1. Section Three Overview
2. Section Three Assignments
3. Video Lecture Section 3 Agency Activation and Amygdala Whispering
4. Slides Section Three
5. Practice Exercise Coping with a challenging event
6. Practice Exercise: Calming Amygdala Storms with compassion
7. Practice Exercise: Nurturing an Attitude of Gratitude by Exploring Positive Differences
8. Resource Section Three
9. 4 Amygdala Whispering Exercise for externally motivated "Mandated" father
10. 5 Amygdala Whispering and Agency Activation with Sara in IOP
11. 6 Amplifying positive differences with mother and daughter
12. 7 Noticing and Amplifying positive differences with Sara in IOP
13. INSTRUCTIONS for Section 3 Exam
14. Section Three Exam Questions
15. SECTION 3 QUIZ
1. Section Four Overview
2. Section Four Assignments
3. Video Lecture Section 4 VIP Mapping
4. Slides Section Four
5. Practice Exercise: VIP Mapping
6. Resource Section Four
7. 8 VIP Mapping with unhoused youth to enhance engagement
8. 9 VIP Mapping of art teacher to enhance engagement in externally motivated youth
9. 10 Substances as a VIPP in unhoused youth with SUD
10. 11 VIP Mapping frayed relationships in unhoused youth with SUD
11. 12 VIP Mapping and amplification of positive differences with mother and daughter with SUD
12. INSTRUCTIONS For Section 4 Exam
13. Section Four Exam Questions
14. SECTION 4 QUIZ
1. Section Five Overview
2. Section Five Assignments
3. Video Lecture 5 Best Hope Mapping
4. Slides Section Five
5. Practice Exercise Section Five Mapping Your Best Hopes
6. Practice Exercise Doing Instead: Turning Negative Thoughts Into Positive Action
7. Resources Section Five
8. 13 Managing the "I dont' know" response in an unhoused youth with SUD
9. 14 Best Hope Mapping from VIP Perspectives with Sara in an IOP
10. 15 Miracle Question with frustrated externally motivated father
11. 16 Scaling the Miracle Question with a frustrated father
12. INSTRUCTIONS for Section 5 Exam
13. Section Five Exam Questions
14. SECTION 5 QUIZ
1. Section Six Overview
2. Section 6 Assignments
3. Video Lecture 6 Solution-Focused Scaling
4. Section Six Slides
5. Practice Exercise: Sobriety Satisfaction Scaling Tool
6. Resources Section 6
7. 17 Scaling Best Hopes to further elicit goals in unhoused youth with SUD
8. 18 Scaling Readiness to make a decision from multiple VIP perspectives in an unhoused youth
9. INSTRUCTIONS For Section 6 Exam
10. Exam Questions Section Six
11. SECTION 6 QUIZ
1. Section Seven Overview
2. Section Seven Assignments
3. Video Lecture 7 SFSA and Crisis Management in Substance Use
4. Section Seven Slides
5. The Case of Jordon
6. Practice Exercise: Solution-Focused Safety Assessment (SFSA)
7. Practice Exercise: Practicing the 4-Square
8. Optional Video Demonstration: SFSA with a college student in crisis
9. Resources Section Seven
10. INSTRUCTIONS For Section 7 Exam
11. Exam Questions Section Seven
12. SECTION 7 QUIZ
1. Section Eight Overview
2. Section Eight Assignments
3. Video Lecture 8 Follow-up and Challenging Situations
4. Section Eight Slides
5. Practice Exercise 4-Square Solution-Focused Debrief
6. 19 Solution-Focused Group
7. 20 Relapse as a sign of success initial engagement with Josh
8. 21 Best Hopes for 2nd IOP admission - relapse as a sign of success
9. 22 Chronic pain - VIP mapping, grief, coping and pivoting
10. 23 Scaling coping with chronic pain
11. INSTRUCTIONS For Section 8 Exam
12. Exam Questions Section Eight
13. SECTION 8 QUIZ
1. 1. Initial engagement with mom and daughter with SUD
2. 2. Initial engagement with Sara who is angry about her programming in an IOP
3. 3. Languaging and SF questioning with Sara in IOP
4. 4. Externally motivated father "mandated" by social services
5. 5. Amygdala Whispering and Agency Activation with Sara in IOP
6. 6. Amplifying positive differences with mother and daughter with SUD
7. 7. Noticing and amplifying positive differences with Sara in IOP
8. 8. VIP Mapping with unhoused youth to enhance engagement
9. 9. VIP Mapping of art teacher to enhance engagement in externally motivated youth
10. 10. Substances as a VIPP in unhoused youth with SUD
11. 11. VIP Mapping frayed relationships in unhoused youth with SUD
12. 12. VIP Mapping and amplification of positive differences with mother and daughter
13. 13. Managing the "I don't know" response in an unhoused youth with SUD
14. 14. Best Hope Mapping with VIP Perspectives with Sara in IOP
15. 15. Miracle Questions with frustrated externally motivated father
16. 16. Scaling the Miracle Question with a frustrated father
17. 17. Scaling Best Hopes to further elicit goals in unhoused youth with SUD
18. 18. Scaling readiness to make a decision from multiple VIP perspectives with unhoused youth with SUD
19. 19. SF Group with college student coping with peer pressure, SUD and academic pressure
20. 20. Relapse as a Sign of Success - Initial engagement with Josh
21. 21. Best Hopes for IOP this 2nd relapse - as a sign of success with Josh
22. 22. Chronic Pain VIP Mapping, grief and coping
23. 23. Scaling coping and chronic pain
1. Course evaluation Instructions
2. Course Evaluation: Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Approach
3. How to print out your certificate

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$300.00
134 lessons
12.5 hours of video content

Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Approach

Course curriculum

Engaging Youth and Families Impacted by Substance Use: A Solution-Focused Approach

COURSE MATERIAL

SECTION ONE: Overview of Substance Abuse in Youth and Families

Section Two: Overview of the Solution-Focused Approach

Section Three: Amygdala Whispering and Agency Activation

Section Four VIP Mapping

Section Five Best Hope Mapping

Solution-Focused Scaling

Section Seven: Solution-Focused Safety Assessment and Crisis Management

Section Eight: Solution-Focused Follow-up sessions and Challenging Situations

Video Catalog of demonstrations

CONCLUSION AND COURSE EVALUATION

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