Bring Solutions, Not Problems: A Solution-Focused Approach for School Counselors

This 90-minute session translates the core principles of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) into practical, campus-ready tools for school counselors, supervisors, and mental health professionals. Built from real school-counseling experience and grounded in evidence-based practice, this session demonstrates how SFBT supports efficient, high-impact interventions that align with both the ASCA National Model and Texas school counseling expectations. Participants learn how to shift from problem-saturated conversations to future-focused, strengths-driven dialogue using techniques such as miracle questions, scaling strategies, and exception identification. The session also introduces a full SFBT toolkit, including scaling cards, check-in forms, a worry-box method, and supervision templates—and guides attendees through hands-on practice and action-planning. Whether serving a busy campus or supervising LPC-Associates, participants leave with concrete resources and a renewed sense of confidence in using SFBT to support student success, resilience, and self-advocacy.

Learning Objectives: 

1.) Explain how SFBT can be applied in K-12 school settings (individual, small group, consultation) including concrete techniques and case examples. Demonstrate at least three solution-focused tools from a school-counseling toolkit and design a mini-plan to integrate one into their own setting (district, campus, supervision). 2.) Explain how SFBT can be applied in K-12 school settings (individual, small group, consultation) including concrete techniques and case examples. Demonstrate at least three solution-focused tools from a school-counseling toolkit and design a mini-plan to integrate one into their own setting (district, campus, supervision). 3.) Reflect on how adopting a solutions-not-problems mindset aligns with the ASCA National Model, Texas LPC/LPC-Associate supervision, and efficient use of time in busy school environments.

Speaker:

Jacqueline Moreno