A new offering from Left Turn Solutions in partnership with Ben Buttfield
Ben and I have known each other for a few years and been inspired by each other's work. Ben has taught me a lot about men's work, positive masculinity, deep listening, and emotional connection. In return I have been teaching Ben about SFBT.
About a year ago we started talking about working on a project together. Initially it was about using SFBT specifically with men, and we ran our first workshop together at the 2024 ASFA Conference in Sydney where we trialled a few ideas. Since then we have developed our ideas further and now we are ready to launch, but it's not limited to men only.
Balance Groups have been developed to create a safe and supportive space for people to reflect on the emotional impact of their work and to develop practical strategies for coping with challenges. While we were initially directing our plans at healthcare workers, we realised that there were so many other areas where this could be of benefit, such as schools and other educational settings, social services, and emergency services.
Balance Groups are for any individuals, teams, or organisations who work in situations where there is high stress or a high emotional burden for staff.
In a Balance Group we will combine the reflective focus of Balint Groups and Schwartz Rounds with the pragmatic and future-oriented approach of Solution Focused Brief Therapy.
Our aim is to assist individuals and teams with:
Emotional Support
Enhanced Wellbeing
Enhanced Teamwork
Stronger Resilience
Greater Understanding of stressors and emotions
Reduced Burnout
Increased Emotional Intelligence
Better Communication Skills
Enhanced Compassion
For more information about Balance Groups please have a look out our website where you can also download an information sheet. While you are there you can check out Ben's Bio. Then if you would like to know more, you can Contact Us for more detailed information about our Balance Groups.
For those of you in Adelaide, we will be running a demonstration of a Balance Group at the SFBT Community Of Practice meeting on Monday 28 April at 6pm.
Balance Groups are available now for short or long term support, large or small teams, in clinical and non-clinical organisations.
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