The biggest lesson in my practice development came when visiting a solution-focused support group.
Individuals with long-term health conditions had come together to learn how to self manage and support each other. I had the privilege of seeing a physiotherapist deliver education and facilitate the group in a solution-focused way.
The session began by participants getting into pairs and interviewing each other on “what’s better since the last session?” I discovered that the members were not only improving their condition management but that they were well on their way to becoming highly skilled solution-focused practitioners!
My jaw dropped as I began listening to group members lead solution-focused conversations with one another. I remember thinking that these individuals were more skilled than myself ……and I was two years into my training!
I was in awe.
The group explained to me that ‘their’ group was a world apart from their past experiences of health services. The members were eager to tell me all about the solution-focused model and how it helps them inside and outside of the group.
My visit was extra special – they had shown me how to slow down, convey empathy and take a real and genuine interest in others!
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