BRIEF News Archive

Posted on 9th July 2010 by Mariama Turay

BRIEF is expanding its successful coaching programme to incorporate new demand from the City. The demand for High Impact Single Session Coaching continues to increase as does the demand for manager/coach training. The new courses, beginning...

» Training feedback - April to July 2010

Posted on 9th July 2010 by Mariama Turay

A huge thank you for this training. I left inspired and re-energised and feel that SFT is something that I will be able to use...

» Solution Focused Interviewing for Drug & Alcohol Workers

Posted on 7th January 2010 by Mariama Turay

NEW in 2010 - 2 day course Drug and alcohol workers regularly face some of the toughest situations imaginable. Dealing inevitably with mental health and child care issues alongside their substance misuse roles demands a great...

» BRIEF Certificate in partnership in Northern Ireland

Posted on 1st October 2009 by David Cole

For the first time BRIEF is delivering a certificate programme in partnership with another organisation. Staff Care, a leading UK Employee Assistance provider with specialist expertise in the field of trauma in the workplace and...

» Reducing in-patient length of stay

Posted on 1st October 2009 by David Cole

Some time ago Kay Vaughn and colleagues working at the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital wrote a paper describing and evaluating the introduction of an alternative care regime in their part of the hospital, central to which...

» BRIEF Diploma - a student's experience

Posted on 1st October 2009 by David Cole

Matthew Moore writes: 12 months ago I took a leap of faith. Having twisted my boss’ arm for months and months she finally agreed to let me go and do the diploma course at BRIEF. This...

» More research Chance UK

Posted on 1st October 2009 by David Cole

Chance UK is a rapidly expanding organisation offering mentoring to children aged between 5 and 11 with behavioural difficulties. Delivering its service through volunteers working with children over the course of one year Chance UK...

» Guy Shennan trains in Palestine

Posted on 9th December 2008 by David Cole

I have recently returned from Palestine, where I delivered two courses in solution focused brief therapy, which as far as I am aware was the first time that the approach has been introduced there. BRIEF were...

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BRIEF EVENTS

Brief Therapy with Children with Therese Steiner

11 - 12 November 2010

Solution focused work with children requires special skills because small children do not yet have elaborated language skills and the...

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Solution Focused Recovery Conference

3 December 2010

In this groundbreaking conference, practitioners, academics and policy-makers will celebrate the coming together of good ideas and good practice. For...

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Summer School

16 - 20 August 2010

Since the BRIEF team came together in 1988 every year has seen a change in how we talk about, and...

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