2021 Annual Winter Conference

 2021 Virtual Winter Conference  

Session 1: 9am to 12pm 3 CEU Hours

Session 2: 1pm to 4pm 3 CEU Hours

9am to 12pm  Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Moving From Problems to Transformation

Presenter: Elliot E. Connie, MA, LPC

Course Description:

The Solution Focused Approach is known for being a conversations about “solutions”. However, this is not an accurate way to conceptualize this way of working and this misconception actually makes using this approach much harder. Instead, we have need to understand that tis is an about approach transformation. This means the skill a professional must master to use this approach effectively is to shift the conversation from problems towards the client’s hoped for transformation. This lecture will make clear exactly why this matters and how to the professional can accomplish this in the session. The lecturer will demonstrate this skill live as well as through video examples. This lecture will also feature dynamic lecture and interactive exercises.

Presenter Bio: 

Elliott Connie, MA, LPC is a psychotherapist that practices in Keller, Texas. He has worked with thousands of individuals, couples, and families applying the solution focused approach to help them move their lives from the current problems towards their desired futures. He is the founder and Director of The Solution Focused Universe, an online learning community that also conducts trainings to help professionals master the Solution Focused Approach in their work. He is recognized around the world speaking at national and international conferences and events in such places as throughout the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, South Africa, Russia, Switzerland, England, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, Holland, Canada, and Asia training practitioners to apply solution focused questions and techniques in their work. He has authored or co-authored 4 books including "The Art of Solution Focused Therapy", "Solution Building in Couples Therapy", "The Solution Focused Marriage", and "Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Clients Managing Trauma".

Members: $60, Non-members: $75

1pm to 4pm Session  Functional Family Therapy: Establishing the Foundation for Practice with Couples and Families 

Presenter: Jennifer Connor Godbey, LCSW

Marta Anderson, LCSW

Catherine Boatwright, LCSW

Course Description:

Clinicians will gain an understanding of the overarching theory of Functional Family Therapy. The presentation will include a brief description of the manualized Evidence Based Practice and the extensive research that has been done to prove its effectiveness. Clinicians can expect to walk away with a better understanding on how to build alliance and engagement with all family members through the FFT lens and how this motivation for treatment sets the stage for effective change at both the individual family member level and the family system level. The presenters will focus specifically on how this family therapy intervention addresses trauma within the family system. The presenters have combined years of experience providing direct practice, clinical consulting and training on FFT across a wide array of settings.

Presenter Bios: 

Jennifer Connor Godbey is an Outpatient therapist and Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky Department of Psychiatry who works with adults, adolescents, and their families.  Previously, she was the Program Director/Therapists for Florence Crittenton Home Residential Treatment Program.  She has also worked for Bluegrass as an in-home therapist. Jennifer is certified in Eye Movement Desentization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Functional Family Therapy (FFT).  She has been facilitating FFT at UK Psychiatry for the past six years, working with families and teaching/ supervising residents and clinicians in this model. Both Marta Anderson and Catherine Boatwright are consultants with FFT Partners.  They have a wealth of experience in direct practice, teaching and consultation related to implementing this model and will be zooming in from NY and CA respectively to participate in this conference. 

Members: $60, Non-members: $75

Members: $120 for both sessions, $60 per session

Non-members: $150 for both sessions, $75 per session