Improving Solution-Focused Techniques in Suicide Prevention: A Dialogue with Emma Burns and John Henden

In this webinar discussion, author Emma Burns and psychotherapist John Henden share their insights from their work using SFT with individuals experiencing suicidality. Through personal stories and real-world examples, they highlight how practical SFT techniques can foster meaningful engagement, even in moments of crisis. Burns and Henden explore how SFT’s goal-directed and collaborative approach helps clients generate their own paths toward safety and wellbeing, and how practitioners can use these strategies in clinical practice. Finally, they discuss the importance of hope and optimism in suicide prevention.

Ethical Decision-Making in Treating Adolescents with Harmful Sexual Behaviors

In this training, Ms. Pryor explores the ethical tensions that arise between treatment providers and the criminal justice system—each with their own goals and approaches. She discusses strategies for aligning therapeutic interventions with both legal requirements and ethical standards, and reviews relevant ethical codes to support effective and principled clinical decision-making.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Supporting Survivors Through Effective Intervention with Those Who Cause Harm

As October approaches and we prepare for this year’s annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), the theme “With Survivors, Always” calls on us to display unwavering solidarity with those who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). This commitment to safety, support, and solidarity is vital. A recent training on the CARE Method for treating those responsible for domestic violence suggests something else we need to bear in mind: We cannot fully support the victims of IPV without also effectively treating those who caused the harm. As CARE Method founder Nil Buckley emphasized throughout her training, “If we’re not doing treatment for offenders effectively, we’re not reducing recidivism, and we are not increasing victim safety.”

Helping Justice-Involved Clients Build Relationship Skills

Reentering society after incarceration is a complex process, particularly for justice-involved individuals with histories of sexual offending, intimate partner violence, or other behaviors that place them at risk of perpetrating harm. Professionals in the field play a crucial role in supporting these individuals as they work to rebuild trust, connection, and healthy relationships. Grounded in relational, trauma-informed, and accountability-centered frameworks, this training offers participants a compassionate approach to working with justice-involved clients and the crucial skills that help prevent further harmful behavior.

Through a blend of psychoeducation, interactive discussion, and hands-on skill-building, participants learn how to accompany clients in an exploration of boundary setting, consent, attachment dynamics, shame resilience, and the impact of social stigma on relational development. Special attention is given to navigating dating, disclosure, and emotional vulnerability in ways that prioritize both client safety and community responsibility.