The most popular course from Williamsroad is the 4-day intensive workshop in Family & Systemic Therapy.

The workshop covers the core concepts and techniques of Family Therapy, using a mix of creative and interactive teaching methods. Course participants will begin by exploring their own and the other group members' families of origin, sibling order, family rules and myths.

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Material covered in this workshop includes:

• Family of origin, and multigenerational patterns
• Family relationships, and the importance of family interaction on the personal experiences and struggles of family members
• Family stories, rules, and myths, and their impact on current relationships
• The Family Life Cycle, and key stages & transitions
• Introduction to ‘The Balanced Alliance’ (SOFTA)
• Family Experience of Crisis and Therapy
• The most useful ideas of Family Therapy
• Introduction to SCORE as a feedback and change tracking tool
• Joining the family system, developing a balanced alliance, and teamwork
• Complex and straightforward relational-emotional systems
• Interpersonal dynamics and maximising opportunity for change

The 4-day intensive workshop is a prerequisite for the AAFT-accredited ACU Graduate Certificate in Family and Systemic Therapy.

The 4-day Intensive workshop builds group cohesion and a safe & generative learning environment for the first and subsequent years of the AAFT-accredited Williamsroad graduate training program.

This workshop is also an opportunity for experienced family workers, and health & community practitioners, and individual counsellors/therapists, to get an overview of the leading-edge ideas and practices in Family & Systemic Therapy. Non-therapists who wish to learn more about working with family and human systems can also apply. The tools of Family & Systemic Therapy are widely applicable and can trigger enduring changes.