Single session family consultations – part one

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 first episode, Joanne outlines some of the key elements of single session thinking, and how Relationships Australia South Australia has brought these ideas into their own context when working with children and families.  

In this episode, you will learn: 

• what single session thinking is [01:23]

• how to invite families to consider a single session family consultation [05:50]  

• what happens prior to the consultation [08:04]

• how to begin the consultation and reach agreement about the problem [14:45]

Further information and resources:

La Trobe University Single Session Thinking 

Engaging children online learning pathway