Talks & Courses

Book a Solution Focused Training for your organisation

Learn how to establish inspirational goals, empower people towards progress and to creatively make the best use of existing resources in a training tailored to the needs of your team or organisation. Becoming solution focused in your practice is about shifting from analysing problems and noticing deficits to building solutions and appreciating strengths.

John provides professional training workshops in Solution-Focused Practice that are suitable for all professionals  working in the fields of mental health, education and social care including , social workers, psychologists, speech and language therapists, child care workers, nurses, teachers and counsellors.

Typical training workshops include:
Solution focused therapy and coaching in practice
Solution focused practice in specific contexts such as mental health, disability or education
Strengths-based approaches to working with children, adolescents and families
Solution focused groupwork/ Empowering people in groups
Solution focused leadership, team building, or organisational development
Solution focused mediation and conflict resolution

Recent Testimonials:
Brilliantly presented training. Very interactive and role-plays were very worthwhile. Gained a greater understanding of solution-focused practice and applying it throughout my work with clients. A fantastic learning opportunity, very worthwhile” Occupational Therapist

“A master class in  solution focused practice –  Dr. John Sharry is an innovative , original , and entertaining presenter” GP

The solution-focused practice workshop was a perfect fit for the multi-disciplinary team, building confidence and team working.” Team Manager, Disability services

Really enjoyed John’s informative presentation style and great sense of humour” Health Service Team Manager

Great strategies for empowering and facilitating clients” Senior Social Worker

Scheduled Events

John runs solution focused courses for professionals once a year. There are no scheduled courses specifically for professionals at the moment. A list of his other upcoming events is listed here.

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