School Solutions Talk

  We had the pleasure of a conversation with Tora Ween and Therese Haugerud Bjerketveit from Norway - both doing wonderful work as they implement a large scale research study while incorporating the solution focused approach in schools, with support groups and more.  Tora is a Senior Adviser and National Lead for Dream School and Support Groups at Adults for Children (Voksne for Barn), a Norwegian...

  Back by popular demand, we are reposting this amazing interview with Tara Gretton which we had published on our other podcast, A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relatonships at School, at Home and Beyond. For this episode, we had the pleasure of inviting Naomi Whitehead who interviewed Tara with Vicky Essebag.   Tara Gretton (UK) is a registered social worker, international trainer, consultan...

In this new episode, we are so happy to welcome Polly Netto who has been making a huge difference at Beechen Cliff School. With over 10 years of experience, she is the Head of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, a qualified PSHE Lead and Deputy Head of 6th Form. She is the whole school Mental Health and Solution Focused (SF) Lead - using her SF training and a team approach to plan, review and update...

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Cynthia Franklin, an internationally recognized leader and one of the 100 Most Influential Contemporary Social Work Faculty worldwide. Highly regarded as a premier authority on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cynthia has spent over three decades shaping evidence-based mental health practice, authoring 16+ books and 200+ publications, and serving as Edit...

Leaders shape culture by what they choose to value out loud. 'Kindness' doesn't always get center stage, but what if it is one of the most reliable indicators that a school community is healthy? We have a moving conversation with Julie Magadance, assistant director for counselling and guidance services in a large urban school district in San Antonio, Texas, and start with a moment f...

A school can have the right plans and still feel exhausted in practice. Productive change can best be measured by the quality of our conversations, what we listen for, and how much space we give other people to think. In our inspiring interview with Jason Pascoe, he explains why solution focus is simple but not easy, and how it helps leaders to stop defaulting to “fixing” and to start listening fo...

In this episode, we interview an amazing group of individuals who have been facilitating and researching a whole-school approach to improving communication, behaviour, & school culture. The study is called SOLIS – Solutions in Schools. Professor Rose McCabe (City St. George's, University of London, UK) is a psychologist specialising in professional-patient communication in mental health c...

Tara and Vicky have a wonderful conversation with Sharon Casey from Quebec, Canada - a solution-focused trainer with a background in education, crisis intervention, drug rehabilitation, and suicide prevention. What do small changes really mean when the stakes are high for students? Sharing many engaging experiences, Sharon takes us through why solution-focused coaching always works in education, a...

In this episode, Tara and Vicky have the pleasure of interiewing Erin Cusanno. Erin has worked as a middle school counselor for 26 years.  About eight years ago, she became fascinated with the Solution Focused approach and started to incorporate it into her work at school.  Two years ago she shifted into a program to help students who struggle with chronic absenteeism.  She utilizes Solution Focus...

In this Episode of School Solutions Talk, Tara and Vicky have the pleasure of interviewing Gesa Doringer, an experienced Solution Focused practitioner, occupational therapist and trainer from the Netherlands. For the past 18 years she has been working as a Job Coach at the department for Adolescents with Early Onset Psychosis at the Amsterdam University Medical Center. Gesa respectfully witnesses...

Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag, solution focused practitioners, coaches and leaders, welcome you to their first episode of the School Solutions Talk Podcast , dedicated to the power of solution focused practice in education. They share their thoughts, ideas and hopes for the podcast. They inspire listeners with some insights on shifting and building communication in schools to inspire self-awarene...