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David Hains
Oct 15, 20243 min read
Published and proud!
Kate , Maggie and I have just had our paper published in the Journal of Solution Focused Practices (Vol 8, No. 2) , and we are all very...
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David Hains
Sep 10, 20242 min read
My paper has been accepted
Coming soon to the Journal of Solution Focused Practices Over the last 18months I have had a private client in the USA who has been...
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David Hains
Jul 15, 20231 min read
More SF training dates in 2023
Announcing 3 more workshops in Adelaide: After a fantastic week in Brisbane at the 2023 Australasian Solution Focused Conference (see...
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David Hains
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Welcome to 2023
Left Turn has been steadily growing since first opening in 2016. The 2023 training calendar is looking like it will be pretty full - so...
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David Hains
Nov 16, 20221 min read
ASFA Life Membership - Thank you, goodbye, and good luck!
This week at the ASFA AGM I stepped down from the role of President, and accepted a life membership. It's been 4 years since I took over...
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David Hains
Aug 8, 20221 min read
SF, Mathematics, and the Theory of Relativity: why nurses make the best lovers
Here is a recording of my presentation from the recent SF24 International Online Conference. I hope you enjoy it, and I would love to get...
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David Hains
Aug 2, 20222 min read
Videos, podcasts, and interviews - who we are, what we do, and why we love it!
Over the last few years I have been interviewed by various people from around the world wanting to know about the work I do and why I...
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David Hains
Jul 26, 20224 min read
Who could predict what was about to happen in our N.Z. workshop?
This month I teamed up with Emma Burns for a workshop with Kāinga Ora in Hamilton, New Zealand, but neither of us could predict what was...
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David Hains
May 31, 20222 min read
The Muppets on Tour
With borders now open, The Possibilities Lab will soon be on tour in New Zealand and Australia. The Possibilities Lab is the partnership...
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David Hains
Jan 14, 20221 min read
2022 - Left Turn is open for business
Left Turn is pleased to announce that we are expanding our services to offer both workshops and 1:1 support From February 2022 we will be...
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David Hains
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Feedback from an ADF veteran
With a Royal Commission currently taking place, this feedback was from a Veteran who attended a recent Solution Focused workshop As a...
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David Hains
Oct 23, 20211 min read
Is 2022 the year of SFBT?
With increasing demands for services, and increasing waiting lists, comes an increasing interest in brief therapies like SFBT. It seems...
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David Hains
Sep 30, 20212 min read
...3...2...1...Ignition...LAUNCH
It's been over 3 years of work, but launch day is finally here! Never in my whole life did I think that I would have my name on the cover...
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David Hains
Sep 23, 20212 min read
A Solution Focus in large scale organisations
2 recent events highlighted what is, and what is not, the solution focused approach. At the recent SF24 Conference I was invited to speak...
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David Hains
Sep 19, 20211 min read
SF24: SFBT + SST = this ...
On August 5/6 the Solution Focused world came together for the 2nd SF24 Conference; 24 hours of non-stop solution focused conference....
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David Hains
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Single Session Therapy Conference
It's been 2 very late nights, attending the SST Conference in Italy. The conference started with a bang - here Flavio Cannistra (Italy)...
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David Hains
Sep 9, 20211 min read
Is the mental health system in Adelaide "designed for life"?
Today I had a really interesting time with these awesome people from Pulteney Grammar School who are creating a series of documentaries...
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David Hains
Aug 30, 20211 min read
SF Training in 2021
Left Turn has just announced 4 new workshop dates between now and the end of the year SF1 is where to start: "An introduction to Solution...
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David Hains
Aug 22, 20211 min read
An announcement that has been 21 years in the making...
On Friday 20/8/21 David resigned from his job with SALHN (Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department) after working for 21 years in the...
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David Hains
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Nursing them back to better mental health
It was a great honor for David to receive the 2020 Leadership Award from the SA Branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery...
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