Live streamed session at the 6th Solution Focused School Conference
My topic on August 2nd, 2024
'Special Pre-Schoolers Need Our Special Skills'
Let's use our senses to make them thrive.
Linda Metcalf and her team have recorded it. Let me know if you want to watch it and discuss it personally or with a group.
SF24/24 SF Senses & Creative Smiles
Description of my workshop given at midnight May 3rd :-)
This is going to be an interactive and self-activating workshop.
While we all know the positive effects of being creative some of us think ‘it’s not for me’.
Discovering resources and strength-building while using your senses creates a smile of relief and hope.
This workshop will show how ‘simple activities’ can make a connection with your client (and yourself) and will bring new insights.
This is part of the annual FREE SF24 Conference Building Hope, empowering change.
Solution Focused Watch Party - June 2023
ZOOM talk with everyone interested in the Solution Focused Approach.
A clip of the online workshop given at the SF24/22 is shown and interactive, engaging conversations start: Watch Party
"Ella de Jong—What if SF creativity leads to mind opening moments?
This workshop will show how ‘simple activities’ can create a connection with your client and bring new insights—even if you don’t think of yourself as ‘creative.’ "
Julia Mines hosting every month the Solution Focused Watch Parties (WP)
Watch Parties: 1x/month, first Thursday, are gathering tremendous energy, month after month.
Practitioners and the SF-curious gather to watch a clip of one presenter's talk from the SF24 global conference and engage in lively conversation, deep discussion, and connection to other practitioners. 11a.m. EST -- 5 p.m. CEST
It's free TICKETS SF Watch Party
Recorded Interview for the World ITBC 2023
The interview (March 2023) is about: How can we help each other?
We can all be supportive when people have various challenges to tackle. At (IT) work it is not only the work for the hr-departement or the CEO / leaders.
SF24/22 What if creativity leads to mind opening moments?
My interactive and self-activating workshop, August 2022
While we all know the positive effects of being creative some of us think ‘it’s not for me’. This workshop will show how ‘simple activities’ can create a connection with your client and will bring new insights.
This is part of the annual FREE SF24 Conference Building Hope, empowering change.
Safer Society webinar July 2022
A live demonstration of my self-activating solution-focused workshop 'Tackle Your Challenge!' with attendees from all over the world.
142 people have experienced it at the same time. I haven't seen or heard the attendees and I didn't see what was written in the chat. It was an almost silent session.
Feedback: "Thank you for a wonderful webinar! So helpful!!" - "Thank you so much! This is a great tool and exercise" - "Thanks so much for this superb seminar!" - "Thank you for your creative ideas! I will definitely utilize your methods."
Feedback by David Prescott: "That was FANTASTIC, Ella!
I must say… your voice and presence are perfectly suited to the task. It couldn’t have gone better."
Thank you David Prescott for inviting me to do this for the Safer Society Foundation as a part of the 'Helping others in trying times webinar series'.
Solution Focused Self Help Tips - YouTube
Years ago in 2013 (in a stressful time for me) I've started putting 'Smile Strength minutes' on display using my YouTube channel. I have finally finished it September 2021
SF and sustainability
October, 5th 2021
How to enlarge SUSTAINABILITY
using 'Tackle Your Challenge!'
Event by Dr. Sabrina Schmitz
Podcast - in Dutch
I've been invited to be interviewed for 'The podcast for lazy helpers' (as in: therapists / caregivers / counsellors / aid workers / social workers etc. ). November 2021
Theme: Resources
Solution Focused Chat
I was invited to have a chat with Ayse Adil & Joseph Lettieri founders of 'Family Based Solutions' with co-hosts Jenny Clark and Raya Guhl on February 4th 2021
YouTube: FBS chat with Ella
Solution Focused Conversations
Honoured to be invited by Hans Pier Jara Iglesias for an online conversation on September 16th 2020 at 09:00 am (CET) uur with Centro Latino, Peru.
SF24/20- online conference - Tackle Your Challenge!
A wonderful experience: being part of the SF24 Conference Building Hope, empowering change. I was scheduled at the 'Asia sessions' on August 7th 2020. You'll find the recording of 'Tackle your Challenge, Just Simple! on Youtube.
EBTA Conference
I've been asked about a Solution Focused metaphor by Marco Matera in Florence at the EBTA conference in September 2019.
Put online by Fondazione Franceschi Onlus to celebrate the Solution Focused World Day 2020 ( May 3rd)
PS What a beautiful venue it was!
'As you were wondering' ...
Future plans
Writing a new e-book 'How to be a supportive team member.' Hopefully it will be published by Bookboon.com spring 2023
Wouldn't that be 'some chockin' good' news!
(Thank you Heather Fiske for giving me this chocolate bar as a token of appreciation after attending my workshop in Florence at the EBTA Conference!)
PS on my mission now: 'Tackle Your Challenge!' -- #global - #online - #simple - #care - #support - #solution - #smile - #lifechanging - #socialimpact
A warm smile even in crazy and tough times brings in the most longed for light with love (Ella de Jong - Janu. 2022)
Poem
You and Me Smiling
Your solution focused smile
brings in a light
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A light I happily use for answering
your solution focused questions
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These questions make me discover
my strengths, all waiting in the dark
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These strengths I forgot about
I will happily use them for my future
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My smiling future
Imagine that!
(Ella de Jong © - June 2024)
Please respect my work when copying this solution focused poem by mentioning my name.
