Program Overview

Program Overview

The Solution Focused Therapy program is a respectful, collaborative approach to helping others. It is essential for helpers to have a clear understanding of the fundamental assumptions about people, problems, and change inherent in the solution-focused approach.

Program Details

Delivery Method

The program is delivered online, with no scheduled lecture times, allowing for asynchronous learning.

Dates

The program runs from February 9 to March 8, 2026.

Format

The program consists of 4 modules, with participants expected to complete one module per week. The facilitators use a variety of methods to invite participant learning, including:

• Numerous audio demonstrations
• Reading material
• Small group practice
• Exercises designed to provide experiential learning

Course Materials

All course materials are presented in the online course site, and participants engage with others through online discussions and assignments, receiving feedback from the course facilitators. There are no required textbooks, and the course site is available 24/7.

Continuing Education Credit Hours

The program offers 16 continuing education credit hours.

Presenters

The program is presented by Barry McClatchey and Jill Ceccolini, who founded Halifax Brief Therapy in 2003. They have been providing training, supervision, and consultation in solution-focused practice to clinicians, supervisors, and organizations throughout the Maritimes.

Jill Ceccolini

Jill Ceccolini is a social worker, educator, and therapist who utilizes a collaborative, strengths-based approach in her clinical practice and in her work as a supervisor and trainer. She has a private practice working with individuals and couples and has been teaching various levels of counseling skills since 1996.

Barry McClatchey

Barry McClatchey has many years of experience as a clinical therapist, counselor, and trainer. He has utilized a solution-focused approach in his work with individuals, couples, and families for over twenty years and has completed training in a variety of locations in North America. He is also a certified trainer in Feedback Informed Treatment practices through the International Center for Clinical Excellence in Chicago, Illinois.