Here is the presentation I did at the Hamilton NZ conference, feel free to use but please credit me. Paul Hanton Ham 2018 […]
Category: General
Resource – SF case notes template, feel free to use, please reference me.
Solution Focused Brief Therapy case notes […]
All about the detail.
See my latest Vlog on importance of detail in SF: https://www.facebook.com/HantonSF/ […]
New Vlog page on Facebook
Hi all, try out my new page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paul-Hanton-SF-and-more-Vlogs-102324840415172/ […]
Staying SF aint easy!
I really, really, really like to write positive posts, this one may not appear so positive, though it does have a happy ending. This is a topic I have written on before in journal articles and on websites, message boards and so on. I am re visiting the topic as there seems to be a […]
SF Tips 2 “I don’t know”
Our job as SF practitioners, whether as therapists or supervisors, coaches etc. is to listen, listen really hard to the last thing that the person you are seeing has said. Then, and only then can you ask a useful question. Supposing the person you are seeing says “I don’t know”….this phrase strikes fear into the […]
Solution Focus in Aotearoa/New Zealand
There had been some considerable interest in SF in NZ before 2011 (and this is not a comprehensive history, so feel free to contact me to add more), Judi Miller and Bob Manthei running a Masters course with an SF focus in Christchurch, Brent Gardiner running courses at Massey as well as making significant contributions […]
SF tips. 1.
1. If you do not ask helpful questions, you may well not get helpful answers. “How can I help you?” This is not a helpful SF question. For a start it assumes that the SF practitioner has some answers and will be the catalyst for change. It also takes some of the autonomy and direction […]
Why a new website?
Okay, so I have launched a new website: Helpful Conversations The main purpose of this website is for future business when I am not fully employed as I am now. Currently I only undertake very limited private business when in my own time, and as long as it does not conflict with my paid employment. Any […]
Is SF a strengths based approach?
Is SF a strengths based approach? Well, that may seem an easy question to answer, and for many people in and outside SF the obvious answer would be ‘yes’. Ok for something to be strength based we would need to focus on strengths, we would need to focus on resilience, and competencies, resources etc. so […]