Solution Focused Recovery for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse & Neglect – 3 April

This workshop aims to provide participants with easy-to-learn-and-apply solution focused tools and techniques to work with adult survivors of childhood abuse & neglect, to help them live full and satisfying lives.
Initially, the focus is on affirming and empowering victims of childhood abuse and neglect to regain control over their symptoms. The six areas of work—triggers, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, sleep disturbances, 'the lows,' and living life to the fullest—are thoroughly examined to provide participants with a deeper understanding and confidence in promoting recovery for this client group in a specialized, solution-focused manner.
Throughout the workshop, the six sections of John’s best-selling, comprehensive handbook, What it Takes to Thrive: Techniques for Severe Trauma & Stress Recovery, are referenced.

At the end of the workshop attendees will be able to:
• Demonstrate an increased understanding of adult survivors of childhood abuse & neglect
• Define ‘victimhood’, ‘survivor-hood’ and ‘living life well’/’thriver-hood’
• Describe the basic solution focused tools and techniques used with this group of service users
• Use a variety of specialised tools and techniques for helping those involved move towards living life well
• Recognise how the techniques can be applied to the whole range of trauma survivors
• Appreciate the risks and pitfalls when working with adult survivors of childhood abuse & neglect
• Highlight the most helpful and useful questions to ask.
• List the main ways to look after yourself when doing this important work.

- This training is designed to be relevant for any role that regularly finds itself dealing with adult survivors of childhood abuse & neglect.
- Those who don’t feel equipped to work effectively with adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect.
- Those who find their current practice approaches aren't delivering successful treatment outcomes for their clients.
- Those who notice most of their adult survivors are stuck in victim mode.
- Groups that have found this training very helpful include: psychotherapists, counsellors, children and family service workers, mental health nurses, art therapists, Police, psychiatrists, psychologists, clinicians, telephone crisis line staff, criminal justice professionals, social workers and youth workers.
- It is for those who are new to the Solution Focused Approach but will also provide those more experienced with a range of practical tools that are easy to implement into their practice.

NOTE - If your organisation is interested in having John present face-face as a private workshop to 12 - 40 members of your team in October / November 2025, please contact Faye Johnson for more information.