Single session family consultations – part two

How can services continue to develop forms of service delivery that are more accessible and responsive to the needs of children and their families? How can services be designed and implemented so that they are also sustaining and invigorating of practitioners and their skill development? 

In this two-episode series, we speak with Joanne Donne, a practice manager with Relationships Australia South Australia, about their single session consultation service. 

In this second episode, Joanne continues to describe the single session family consultation process, including supporting the family to take further action in responding to the problem, and the role of therapeutic letters, reflecting teams, and follow-up contact with the family. Joanne also offers reflections on what this approach offers staff teams. 

In this episode, you will learn: 

• how to invite the family to take further action to respond to the problem [01:53]

• how to conduct the follow-up phone call [10:43] 

• about the feedback given by families and staff engaging in single session consultations [12:53]

• about the use of single session consultations when responding to trauma [19:39

Further information and resources

Single session family consultations with Joanne Donne – part one (podcast)

La Trobe University Single Session Thinking

Engaging Children online learning pathway