Family Therapy Foundations: Two Day Intensive

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Family Therapy Foundations breaks down the basics of Systemic Family Therapy. This course is ideal for professionals who are interested in implementing systemic understandings and practices into their work.

Topics covered include the history of family therapy and systemic practice, philosophical understandings underpinning systemic practice, the diverse ways of working with families and individuals with a systemic lens and techniques utilised by family therapists. We will discuss case studies and cultural and ethical implications.

Our expert Systemic Family Therapists will guide you to a concrete understanding of the crucial philosophical tenets behind systemic practice and working with families, and you will gain practical techniques to immediately implement to your work with families, individuals or workplaces.
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At AkindaCo, we offer internationally renowned trainings for allied health professionals, school staff and carers. Our staff have a vast experience in tertiary and university education, professional development workshops and community based learning. All of our trainings have an experiential flavour, so you can deeply understand effective therapeutic techniques and theories. We deliver practical and hands on, research and practice informed training that gives us our reputation as a cutting edge mental health service.

All of our trainings offer:
- Expert clinician-educators with both extensive academic teaching and clinical experience
- In-depth exploration of reflexive ways of working with children and families
- Workbooks that guide you to a concrete understanding of fundamental content
- Introductions, case examples and practice of experiential and creative ways of working with challenging cases
- Activities to reflect on the self of the therapist, management and contributions to therapeutic efficacy
- Practical techniques to implement with clients, and informative practice exercises 

Feedback from our previous trainings...

"Fantastic speakers, engaging and willing to share their knowledge creatively. Good mix of theories, activities and case studies."

"Informative to practice. Real models of therapeutic techniques that can be replicated in the therapeutic space."

"Really impressive day. Great combination of theory, case studies and practical skills and tools. Wish it was longer."

"Amazing. Rana and Shane are expressive and passionate. Real life example used were powerful."

Learning Outcomes:

1.  Understand and describe what is meant by the terms ‘family therapy’ and ‘systemic practice’.
2. Have an understanding of the history of family therapy and the central figures in the development of family therapy and systemic practice.
3. Understand and describe the differences between standard therapy or counselling and use of a systemic approach in these modalities.
4. Understand and practice using practical tools of Family Therapy such as genograms and dyadic questions.
5.  Understand and describe the ethical implications of working in an integrative manner in Systemic Family Therapy.
6. Describe the importance of self-of-therapist, critical reflection and the therapeutic alliance in working with complex systems and multiple individuals.
7. Describe and understand ethical implications when working with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Full catered lunch, tea and coffee provided.