Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Chaplains and Pastoral Leaders

3 credits · Divinity School

This seminar is an introduction to Solution-focused Brief Therapy(SFBT), a short-term, goal-directed, collaborative approach to giving counsel and providing care. SFBT is built around specific techniques that awaken hope, empower change, and instill resilience. It reflects a social constructionist worldview, i.e., every person has a unique approach to life. Through diverse roleplays, students will embody SFBT techniques. SFBT can be used in many forms of caregiving and leadership, ranging from congregational contexts, to chaplaincy, to non-profit leadership, activism, and coaching. It is an effective approach in interfaith and intercultural contexts due to its positive, social constructionist, and non-hierarchical views. [3] Mr. Hamman