Professor Windy Dryden - single session and one at a time therapy
While Carl Rogers discussed the importance of the 'core conditions' in counselling and therapy, clients often claim that what is also therapeutic is being seen at the point of their need rather than at the point of service availability.
In this workshop, Professor Windy Dryden will discuss the nature, principles, and practice of single-session and one-at-a-time therapy that has been developed to provide a response to that need and to reflect the fact that the most frequent number of sessions that clients have internationally is 'one'.
Professor Windy Dryden will make the point that single-session and one-at-a-time work is best viewed as a mindset rather than as an approach, and will stress that SST/OAAT can be practised by therapists using their preferred orientation. Professor Windy Dryden will, through live demonstrations, show his approach to this way of working with volunteers from the audience who seek help for current issues that they are prepared to discuss in front of an audience of their peers.
CPD outcomes
- Six hours CPD certificate
- Foundations of SST/OAAT
- Nature of SST/OAAT
- Assumptions of SST/OAAT
- Facilitative condition of SST/OAAT
- Live Demonstration of SST/OAAT
- All attendees will be provided with a copy of the workshop PowerPoint.
Attendees will also receive a copy of Windy Dryden, Ph.D recent publication: 'Single Session Therapy (SST) and One-At-A-Time (OAAT) Therapy: Help at the Point of Need - 2019'
About Windy Dryden
Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London and is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has authored or edited more than 225 books. His current interests are in single-session and very brief interventions within a therapy and coaching context. Relevant publications include: 'When Time is at a Premium' (Rationality Publications, 2016), 'Single Session Integrated CBT: Distinctive Features' (Routledge, 2017) and 'Very Brief Cognitive-Behavioural Coaching' (Routledge, 2017). His book, 'Very Brief Therapeutic Conversations' (Routledge, 2018) is focused on the work that he has done conducting live demonstrations of therapy/coaching in front of an audience that last 30 minutes or less. He has done more than 300 such demonstrations all over the world.
What they said...
'Very well organised and enjoyable event. The vegetarian café offered some really good food too. Thanks, Yinka – I would attend further events' - Counsellor / Psychotherapist - Edge Hill University
'It was very well presented and the welcome was warm and professional' - Counselling Practitioner
'A very informative, useful event. The group was supportive and friendly. Thanks to Yinka for organising it' - Counsellor - University of Liverpool
'I stayed engaged throughout the day, the trainer was very knowledgeable and passionate about this way of working. I left the training with great ideas of how to put this into practice and feel it will really benefit some of the young people I work with. It really brought me back to being truly young person centred also. Thank you for the Bourbon biscuits also, they were delightful!' - Senior health Practitioner - 42nd Street
'It was a good opportunity to network and meet other people and it was so lovely to have Professor Windy Dryden come to Liverpool. It was such an inspiring event / day that my head has not stopped thinking about ways of integrating single session therapy / one at a time therapy in my work. Thank you for arranging the event Yinka!' - Psychological Therapist - PSS Spinning World