Program Overview

Program Overview

The Single Session Thinking: Families with Children and Youth program is a self-paced online course that builds upon the learnings of the Single Session Thinking (SST) course. This program is designed to adapt SST principles to working with families with children aged 5-17 years who present with behavioral, social, and emotional difficulties.

Program Details

• Format: Self-paced online, available 24/7
• Access Period: 3 months
• CPD: 5 CPD hours
• Cost: $247.50 (GST included)
• Presenter: Prof. Jenn McIntosh

Recommended Prior Learning

The Single Session Thinking course is recommended as a precursor to this training.

Course Modules

• Module 1: Introduction to SST and its underpinnings in family therapy and systems thinking, including the rationale, family and service benefits, and evidence for SST FCY
• Module 2: Building foundations of SST FCY using Family Systems Theory and techniques, and developing skills for applying SST to work with families in the childhood years
• Module 3: Using research evidence on childhood mental health disorders to support SST with families
• Module 4: Learning to have meaningful engagement with children, adolescents, and their families, and picking up practical strategies and tools for working with them in a session
• Module 5: Hearing Bouverie therapists reflect on working with families with children and adolescents, and finding out how to make the most of a single conversation

Learning Outcomes

On completion of SST FCY, participants will have an understanding of:

• The foundations of SST
• How to apply SST to work with families with children and youth
• Using mental health research evidence to support SST working with families
• How to engage young people with SST-friendly strategies and resources

Relevant Audience

A diverse range of practitioners working in the child and adolescent mental health field.

Related Training

The Single Session Thinking: Families with Children and Youth in Practice course is the practice companion to the self-paced online training, aimed at bringing together concepts from working with the whole family with children and young people within a Single Session framework.