Specialized Populations and Settings Archives · Page 2 of 2

Can One Call Make A Difference? Training Mental health professionals within the Alzheimer’s Association

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T21:00:21+00:00July 30th, 2021|

Institute Director Emeritus Yvonne Dolan interviews David Parris, Alzheimer’s Association Care Consultants Director, about their clinician’s experience using Solution-Focused Brief Therapy to help caregivers and patients deal with the crises associated with Alzheimer's. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy trainer is the opportunity to interact with inspiring colleagues and Read More >

Single Session Solution-Focused Therapy: Harnessing the Moment in Crisis Mental Health

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T20:49:17+00:00July 30th, 2021|

Anne Bodmer Lutz, M.D. Mental health workforce shortages combined with increased demand for services have required mental health professionals and organizations to devise innovative service delivery strategies. In emergencies and crises, the inability to offer multiple session treatment and follow-up for mental health often makes Single Session Therapy the only option. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Read More >

A Solution-Focused Approach to Supporting Clients Experiencing Grief

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T20:49:39+00:00May 25th, 2021|

As a long-time Solution-Focused (SF) practitioner, trainer and developer, I view grief as a natural, aspect of the human life experience. I also believe that there is more than one “right” way to grieve and that the process differs according to culture, personality, relationship and personal context. Grief at its most intense engulfs a Read More >

How Solution-Focused-Therapy can enhance care of the medically complex patient

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T20:52:04+00:00June 4th, 2019|

An Inspiring Conversation with Dr. Margret Cheng I have had the immense pleasure of meeting Dr. Cheng, who has combined training in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. She dedicates her work to the care of medically and socially complex patients in underserved areas. She recently has been trying Solution Focused Skills in the care of Read More >

Cope is one letter away from Hope: Solution-Focused Safety Assessment (SFSA)

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T20:52:44+00:00May 3rd, 2019|

By Anne Bodmer Lutz, M.D. "And for all those tea drinkers out there: Let’s learn a lesson from tea. It shows it’s real worth when it gets into hot water” ~ Annonymous "There are questions which illuminate, and there are those that destroy. We should ask the first kind" ~ Quote from Nobel physicist Isaac Read More >

Anxiety in Youth: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Approaches that Produce Results

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T20:54:03+00:00October 4th, 2017|

Anne Bodmer Lutz, B.S.N., M.D. Anxiety is common for children and adolescents, with lifetime prevalence rates ranging from 2.6% to 20%. Children and adolescents coping with anxiety may experience lower achievement, difficulties with social and emotional functioning, depression, and substance use disorders. There are many examples of how anxiety presents with youth: school refusal, Read More >

Tips for Talking with Teens: Solution-Focused Strategies in Schools

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T21:01:43+00:00May 6th, 2017|

bY Sylvia True Head of High School Science and Technology Department Holliston High School, Holliston, MA We asked Dr. Anne Lutz to give our science department at Holliston High School a presentation on solution focused skills in schools. The goal was for the teachers to gain a basic understanding of solution focused techniques, and Read More >

How Solution-Focused Therapy can help battle the Opioid Epidemic: Tools to Enhance Engagement

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T20:54:41+00:00March 1st, 2017|

Anne Bodmer Lutz, B.S.N., M.D. The current epidemic of opioid use has been called the worst drug crisis in American history with associated overdose deaths building across the nation. It is affecting nearly every city and town in the United State and is the epidemic of the 21st Century. For this reason, we thought it Read More >

An Inspiring Conversation with Dr. Margret Chang, M.D.

Anne Lutz2024-08-12T20:55:27+00:00February 28th, 2017|

How Solution-Focused Therapy can enhance care of the medically complex patient An Inspiring Conversation with Dr. Margret Chang, M.D. Anne Bodmer Lutz, B.S.N., M.D. I have had the immense pleasure of meeting Dr. Chang, who has combined training in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. She dedicates her work to the care of medically and socially Read More >