Across North America, services for families are undergoing profound changes. Practitioners are searching for effective models to develop strength-based, culturally responsive, empowering partnerships with families. In this 90-minute webinar, Dr. William Madsen offers a flexible practice framework to put family-centered principles into action in the everyday "messiness" of this work.
Drawing on Appreciative Inquiry, Motivational Interviewing, and narrative and solution-focused therapies, Dr. Madsen will highlight a five-step practice framework to help families envision desired lives, address long-standing problems, and develop proactive coping strategies in the context of their local communities.
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1.5 CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.
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William Madsen, PhD, is the Director of the Family-Centered Services Project. He provides international training and consultation regarding collaborative practice and the development of institutional structures and organizational cultures that support family-centered work. Bill is known for his relaxed, clear, and inspiring teaching style and for the ways in which his teaching embodies the spirit of collaborative approaches. He has written numerous professional articles and is the author of Collaborative Therapy with Multi-Stressed Families (2nd Edition).