Solution Focused Brief Therapy Training

Abstract

Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a therapy model that has been practicedsince the 1980s. Unlike traditional therapy models, it focuses on solutions insteadof problems. With the growing interest in SFBT in recent years, specific trainingsin this area have begun to be provided. Though there are SFBT Associationstandards regarding the content of SFBT training, it usually takes two days oftraining in Turkey. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the SFBT training byinvesting view of counselors and counselor candidates, who participated in anSFBT training. To do this, 76 participants were asked about the educationalevaluation of the Northwest Brief Therapy Training Center via internet, and 50people completed to answer these questions. This study is researched by thequalitative research design, and it is preferred to collect data by open-endedquestionnaires using the case study method. Results are displayed on the internetand coded in response to given responses. In conclusion, for most participants,practicing in counseling under supervision is the reason to attend the training,counseling practice activities that they are most satisfied with, and they thoughtmore counseling practice activities could be in training. It has been observed thatthe SFBT training has had a positive impact on some of the participants'professional and personal opinions about themselves and encourages participantsto improve themselves in their fields.