Raising Awareness of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice

Introduction

It is widely known that family and other social systems influence children and young people's relationships. This course will highlight just how children and young people's interactions and behaviours can be influenced by the beliefs of families and others. This course will also provide an opportunity to consider how our own personal and professional experiences may shape or constrain a family's ability to change.

Comments from past participants:

• This was really interactive which makes training really enjoyable.

• Enjoyable and informative. I enjoy the teaching styles.

• There seems to be some really valuable work going on.

• Found this course to be one of the most interesting courses I have been on.

• Really enjoyed both days of this course and learned a lot of things I will use in my work.

Aim

To explore how as workers we can support children and young people to view themselves as remaining connected within their family systems, while they are managing challenges in their developmental tasks.

Learning Outcomes

• Greater understanding of systemic thinking and its beneficial use in the context in which the difficulties of relationships and problematic issues are enacted within families.

• Raised awareness of how family and other social systems influence children and young people's relationships.

• Greater understanding of how our own and others' personal views and prejudices impact on how we view families.

• Raised awareness of how the use of systemic practice as a technique can be supportive to the child or young person during transition.

Who should attend?

This two day course is suitable for frontline workers who wish to gain a better understanding of children and young people's behaviour whilst developing your understanding of systemic practice and how it can be utilised as a tool to address issues.

Venue: Playfield Institute

Date: Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th October 2010

Duration: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm

Cost: Free to all Fife based candidates (NHS, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector)

(£85 to all candidates outwith Fife)

Facilitator(s): Irene Christie, Systemic Psychotherapist, Dr Claudia Grimmer, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Jenny Barker, Clinical Assistant

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 28 September 2010