The Action Factory Podcast

#107 Who really invented the solution focused approach?

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
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Now, lets begin...
It's so easy to get lost in the depths of academia when dealing with people and problems. However I challenge the idea that the certificates and diplomas are actually necessary? After all, the people who really came up with the solution focused approach had no idea they were doing it, they just were.
These people have not gone away, they are possibly you, possibly your colleagues or family members. Seeing them and noticing them is a huge help to any ongoing personal development in the approach.
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Individual training course : https://tinyurl.com/solution-focused
 

#106 How’s your service feeling today?

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
 WATCH THE FREE WEBINAR
 
Now, lets begin...
In this very quick episode I wanted to talk about the solution focused attitude within your service. Not the wonderful talk strategies we employ but the fabric of the service itself. The feel of the whole, the physical signals that are endemic within the service. Things so easy to forget when we are caught up in fighting fires and tight budgets. I've always said that people are mentally similar to groups, countries, companies and football teams. All these things have a kind of mental health of their own. So how's your service feeling today?
Follow our podcast www.thesolutionfocusedtoolkit.com
Team training website : www.theactionfactory.com
Individual training course : https://tinyurl.com/solution-focused
 

#105 Solution focused stories

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
 WATCH THE FREE WEBINAR
 
Now, lets begin...
Like many of the tools we introduce 'stories' are not strictly endorsed within the solution focused arena. However our work isn't for the therapy room, it's for the workplace. I know from experience in business and in all my roles in social care, mental health and education that stories hold immense power. In this episode I tell my own story and layout the reasons why you need them in your work.
 
Follow our podcast www.thesolutionfocusedtoolkit.com
Team training website : www.theactionfactory.com
Individual training course : https://tinyurl.com/solution-focused
 

#104 Everything wrong with solution focused therapy

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
 WATCH THE FREE WEBINAR
 
Now, lets begin...
Solution focused therapy has it's drawbacks or so they say. In this episode I work through some common but puzzling objections to the solution focused model. I argue that many of these objections are only valid when operating outside the framework of solution focused work. My opinion is by no means the end of the argument because there's no right or wrong answer, I simply hope that this episode opens some discussion about it.
Follow our podcast www.thesolutionfocusedtoolkit.com
Team training website : www.theactionfactory.com
Individual training course : https://tinyurl.com/solution-focused
 
 

#103 Solution focused? 10 things we need to talk about.

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
 WATCH THE FREE WEBINAR
 
Now, lets begin...
We specialise in adapting the solution focused model into the workplace. Before considering this incredibly powerful approach with your team then there are some things to consider. After all you are not therapists and you don't want to be. That's why so often traditional solution focused training doesn't translate. In this episode I talk about the advantages and disadvantages of adapting the model into the classroom, youth club or residential home.
Follow our podcast www.thesolutionfocusedtoolkit.com
Team training website : www.theactionfactory.com
Individual training course : https://tinyurl.com/solution-focused