Workshops
We offer a range of specialist short courses and tailored workshops that can be delivered in-house at your organisation or live online via Zoom.
Our training is designed to strengthen clinical capability, reflective practice, and team confidence, while remaining practical, engaging, and responsive to the realities of frontline work.
Workshops can be customised to suit your service context, workforce mix, and learning priorities.
Popular short courses include:
- Brief Therapy Approaches
Practical, evidence-informed strategies to support focused, goal-oriented work with individuals and families. - Using Narrative Therapy in Everyday Clinical Practice
Learn how to integrate externalising conversations, re-authoring, and strengths-based questioning into routine clinical work. - Using Genograms Beyond Assessment
Moving genograms beyond assessment to a dynamic intervention deepening understanding of family patterns, cultural history, and intergenerational stories.
If you are interested in finding out more, please send us a query via the contact button below.
Working with Families: Fundamentals of Systemic Family Therapy (2 day workshop)
This workshop covers the core concepts and techniques of family therapy practice, providing an overview of the influence of the major schools of thought on contemporary practice. The emphasis will be on applying theory as systemic practice, through teaching, demonstration, video, role play, case illustrations, group discussion and small group exercises. The workshop can be delivered by videoconference or face to face.
The workshop is endorsed by Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) and Community Work Australia (CWA)
THIS WORKSHOP IS OFFERED ON REQUEST FOR WORKPLACES/ORGANISATIONS AS A CUSTOMISED COURSE.
PLEASE CONTACT US TO DISCUSS RUNNING THIS WORKSHOP FOR YOUR TEAM OR ORGANISATION
Working with Families Flyer (pdf)
Systemic Family Assessment and Practice (1-day workshop)
Small group interactive workshop delivered by videoconference or face to face. This workshop will provide participants with an introduction on how to use genograms in assessment and develop a sound case formulation plan to apply family-focused interventions, keeping in mind the complexity of a family’s context, transgenerational history, patterns of interaction and events. Participants will be introduced to exploring family patterns of both contributing and maintaining factors influencing the development and maintenance of problem behaviours and relationships.
This workshop is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN).
THIS WORKSHOP IS OFFERED ON REQUEST FOR WORKPLACES/ORGANISATIONS AS A CUSTOMISED COURSE.
PLEASE CONTACT US TO DISCUSS RUNNING THIS WORKSHOP FOR YOUR TEAM OR ORGANISATION
Systemic Family Assessment Flyer (pdf)
Using Genograms and Ecograms: Beyond Assessment (1-day workshop)
This 1-day workshop provides clinicians with the knowledge and skills to integrate genograms and ecograms beyond assessment to enhance engagement, assessment and treatment. Genograms and ecograms are powerful visual tools that support deeper assessment, clearer formulation, and richer therapeutic conversations with individuals and families. The session will offer opportunities to practise using genograms in assessment to expand systemic understanding, identify intergenerational patterns, strengths and resources, and support more effective therapeutic intervention.
THIS WORKSHOP IS OFFERED ON REQUEST FOR WORKPLACES/ORGANISATIONS AS A CUSTOMISED COURSE.
PLEASE CONTACT US TO DISCUSS RUNNING THIS WORKSHOP FOR YOUR TEAM OR ORGANISATION
Genograms and Ecograms Beyond Assessment (pdf)
Narrative Therapy: Theory and Practice (1-day workshop)
This 1-day experiential workshop introduces participants to the core concepts, philosophy and applications of Narrative Therapy across a range of clinical and practice settings. Grounded in social constructionist ideas and a commitment to non-pathologising practices, narrative therapy invites clients to re-author their lives through collaborative, respectful, and empowering conversations. Participants will explore the theoretical foundations and learn practical strategies to use in therapeutic settings. Through stories, illustrations, demonstrations, and hands-on activities, participants will gain confidence in using narrative techniques in practice.
THIS WORKSHOP IS OFFERED ON REQUEST FOR WORKPLACES/ORGANISATIONS AS A CUSTOMISED COURSE.
PLEASE CONTACT US TO DISCUSS RUNNING THIS WORKSHOP FOR YOUR TEAM OR ORGANISATION
Narrative Therapy Theory and Practice (pdf)
Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Theory and Practice (1-day workshop)
This 1-day practical workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), a strengths-based, goal-directed model that supports individuals and families to move toward positive change. Grounded in respectful curiosity and future-oriented dialogue, SFBT empowers clients by building on what is already working in their lives. The workshop will equip therapists with foundational skills and conversational tools to facilitate brief, impactful interventions in therapeutic settings. With a focus on work with children, adolescents, and families, participants will engage in demonstrations, video examples, structured practice, and collaborative learning.