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SFBTA Board of Directors
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Lance Taylor, SFBTA President
Lance Taylor has worked as a therapist and manager in community mental health for some 30 years and then operated a private client, consultation and training practice for the last 10 years. He strives to practice and teach solution- focused therapy as simply as possible. His manual, Solution-Focused Therapy … Briefly, is a pragmatist’s guide to conducting solution-focused interviews. He has introduced the model to a wide variety of agencies and programs in western and northern Canada.
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Yvonne Dolan, SFBTA Vice-President
Yvonne Dolan is co-author (with de Shazer, Berg, and colleagues) of More Than Miracles: The State of the Art of Solution-focused Brief Therapy ( 2007), and is author/coauthor of five other books focusing on SFBT with specific client populations including trauma and abuse, court mandated clients, multi-problem families and individuals, self help. She conducts trainings in SFBT all over the world, and her books have been translated into eight languages.
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Thorana Nelson, SFBTA Secretary
Thorana S. Nelson is a professor at Utah State University. In addition to teaching and supervision, she is the editor, co-editor, or co-author of several books on solution-focused brief therapy: Education and Training in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, with Joel Simon; Solution-Focused Brief Practices with Long-term Users of Mental Health Services: “I’m more than my label”, with Frank Thomas; Handbook of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Clinical Applications; and Education and Training in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
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Dan Gallagher, SFBTA Treasurer
Dan is a really nice guy who has been doing this for a long time.
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Peter DeJong, SFBTA Board Member
Peter De Jong is the co-author (with Insoo Kim Berg) of many journal articles and the book Interviewing for Solutions. Peter is an emeritus professor of social work who also has been an outpatient therapist, case worker, and led many trainings with practitioners working in mental health, family services, juvenile corrections and school settings. He currently works as a therapist, offers trainings, consults, and is conducting micro-analytical research on the co-construction of meaning in therapeutic conversations.
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Teri Pichot, SFBTA Board Member
Teri Pichot is the author/coauthor of four books focusing on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and/or Animal Assisted Therapy with issues including substance abuse, mental illness, mandated clients, multi-problem families, trauma, and domestic violence. In addition, Pichot has published several articles on other applications of solution focused brief therapy including supervision, adolescents, and depression. Teri has a private practice in the Denver area and provides consultation and trainings to agencies across the country.
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Renée Meggs, 2010 Conference Chair
Renée, a registered psychologist, has been working in the helping professions for 20 years, in a group home with teenagers, in child welfare, and as a mental health therapist before entering private practice. She continues to experiment with solution-focused ideas and is always excited to learn more. Renée lives in Banff, Alberta with her husband and 3 children where they enjoy skiing, mountain biking, climbing, and hiking.