Becoming a SuperShrink

Harnessing What's Right With You and Your Clients
Dr. Barry Duncan, Friday, May 16th, 2008
Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia

The SUNY Fredonia Counseling Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Barry Duncan will be speaking on Friday, May 16th, 2008.

As Co-Director of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change (ISTS), Dr. Barry Duncan and his international group of researchers and clinicians have been working to identify What Works in Therapy and more recently, What Makes a SuperShrink Super.

This workshop translates fifty years of psychotherapy outcome research into practical skills that can improve effectiveness by an amazing 65 percent. This presentation details the essentials of partnering with clients, even the “impossible cases,” and surviving this era of accountability.

About Dr. Barry Duncan

Registration Information and Conference Schedule

Return registration forms with payment to: SUNY Fredonia Counseling Center, LoGrasso Hall, Fredonia, New York, 14063.

Refund Policy: Cancelled registration requests must be received in writing before the date of the seminar. You will receive a refund of your paid conference fees, less a $25 administrative fee within 30 days of request. Refund requests will not be accepted after the date of the seminar.

Workshop Objectives

In this workshop you will learn:

• The secret behind the superior performance of SuperShrinks
• To identify the four factors that account for change in therapy
• To analyze the pitfalls of diagnosis and a deficit based view of clients
• To identify three ways to recruit the client's inner resources and natural resilience
• To utilize two reliable and valid methods of tracking client progress and the alliance

Workshop Content

Fifty years of therapy outcome research shows that positive change doesn't result from focusing on disorder, disease or dysfunction. Change is spurred by what's right with people- their resources, creativity, and relational support networks-not the labels they carry or even the techniques employed by professional helpers. In this course, you'll learn practical approaches for harvesting client strengths and developing the kind of collaborative alliance with them that forms the core of effective psychotherapy. You'll also learn how asking clients to complete a simple feedback form at the beginning and end of each session can enhance that alliance and improve therapy outcomes by a remarkable 65 percent. You'll come away with clear guidelines for implimenting a culture of client feedback that can have a revolutionary effect on your practice.

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