I am very confident the most common question I have received over the years starts with “How do you use SFBT with…..? I love getting this question because it lets me know the person the asking me is taking their work seriously and really meaning to implement the approach in their work. However, I have never really enjoyed the way I have answered this question. So, I made this video to fully explain how this approach works in different scenarios and why my answer is what it is.
I appreciate the concept of joining science and art ~ and working with the person vs the diagnosis from a place of knowledge and inner knowing. You got it!
I am glad you liked the video! I hope we all keep striving to combine science and art.
Thanks for the video Elliott, which is a timely reminder of the importance of truly knowing and understanding the fundamentals of what it is you do. This means that you can be open to the information your client is offering you, responding from a position of knowledge without worrying about the ‘how’ of what you do.
I’m glad you like it Brooke!
Hi Elloit, very interested in the notion of training to develop instinct for the session, chimes with what I have read in Tony Rousmaine’s book Deliberate Practice for Psychotherapists. So what I would like to hear some more about (perhaps this is best for an SFU Coaching Call) is what might be some good SF training practices OUTSIDE the therapy session? Bruce :Lee would practice a single punch, kick or combination of moves for hours outside of a sparring session (how fantastic is this to be able to bring Bruce Lee into a discussion about SF, though I don’t want to equate SF questions with punches!) Thanks again!
Yes! This would be a great question for the SFU coaching calls! I will say hear though, the exercises we do at our live events should be done outside of the trainings as well. That’s our version of Bruce Lee practicing his side punch. You are right, we have to practice for hours. Just as Lee did.
Hello again Tim. I think the next time we are at Summer School, we need to remember the exercises so we can go off and recruit each other to practice them. Also, I have been taking the BRIEF International online course and we are given weekly exercises there to practice with our colleagues. This has been very helpful. If you wind up with free time, feel free to reach out through Facebook messenger if you want to practice. Elliott… could you add a monthly practice exercise to the SFU content? I think Tim has a great idea about those exercises and knowing what to practice outside session. 🙂
In the works P!
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Thanks Paula, good to her from you, and yes will be in touch via Messenger. Great to hear some discussion about practice outside of sessions as I haven’t heard too much before – I have been viewing some videos today and there is a ton of possible exercises e.g. pause the tape, what impact is what the client saying having on you? can you repeat back the client’s best hope/preferred future description? What options do you have for the next question? etc. Elliot talks about how amazing people are – I was practicing this attitude just by looking at people in an airport queue recently! Lots to discuss!!