WEBINAR: One family session: Planting seeds for lasting change

New Research and Practice Insights from Walk-In Together

Can a single session create lasting change for families? Emerging research from the Walk-In Together (WIT) model suggests it can.

Join the Bouverie Centre for a one-hour webinar exploring the latest findings from the Medibank-funded PhD program and the growing evidence base for rapid-access single-session family therapy. Presenters will share research on clinical effectiveness, families' lived experiences, and the economic impact of the model, alongside practical insights from implementing WIT across diverse service settings.

Participants will gain an understanding of what makes the model effective, when a single session may or may not be appropriate, and how WIT's core principles can be adapted to different contexts while maintaining its impact.

Key topics

• The Walk-In Together model and its foundations
• Recent research on outcomes and family experiences
• Adapting the model for different service contexts

Who should attend?

This session will be of particular interest to:

• Practitioners with an interest in working with families
• Service leaders and managers interested in supporting efficient, effective family care

Presenters

Naomi Rottem
PhD Candidate, the Bouverie Centre

Naomi is a social worker and family therapist, with over two decades of experience as a practitioner, supervisor, manager and trainer. She has a longstanding interest in single session and family inclusive practices, and is currently completing a Medibank-funded PhD project, researching the clinical and economic outcomes of the Walk-in Together program at the Bouverie Centre. Her research followed families up a year after attending a single session, to explore their lived experiences of the session and how it contributed to lasting family changes.  She is passionate about working with practitioners and organisations to build accessible, family-inclusive services.

Nick Barrington
Service Development Manager, the Bouverie Centre

Nicholas Barrington is the Service Development Manager at The Bouverie Centre. Professionally, Nick is a psychiatric nurse and family therapist, having worked in the public mental health sector for over 15 years prior to joining Bouverie. Nick is passionate about fostering systemic, relational, and ethical ways of working across service sectors.