PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION:
This workbook will provide an overview and concepts associated with Brief Strategic Family Therapy for adolescents and will further the clinician's skill in diagnosing family systems problems and promote skills in engaging the family into treatment. Case vignettes will complete the training and provide practical illustration of the material and concepts learned in the training.

COURSE CONTENT AND DESCRIPTION:
This course will explain why Brief Strategic Family Therapy is an effective modality and will illustrate the goals of BSFT. An in-depth presentation of context, systems and patterns of family interaction will precede skills necessary in diagnosing the problems facing families how to both identify the actual problem and engaging the family into treatment. The workbook is fashioned in such a way that questions necessary to pass the post test are imbedded within the training content. This style of learning has shown to improve retention and recall. The post-test is the final task for the student and the final grade is contingent upon achieving a grade of greater than 70% on the open book test. The student will then complete an evaluation of the workbook tasks along with any recommendations.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
1. Define the purpose of BFST
2. Identify the goals of BFST
3. Recall the 5 basic concepts of brief strategic family therapy
4. Recite the six elements of the family's interactions
5. Acquire skills to diagnosis family system problems
6. Describe the means to engage the family into treatment
7. Describe the role and patterns of resistance by families
8. Recall strategies to overcome family resistance

DIDACTIC / EXPERIENTIAL TIME FOR COMPLETION:
Fifteen hours
Cost: $95.00

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