WEBINAR: The Stuck Case

Webinar overview

Join us for this engaging webinar exploring The Stuck Case - an innovative exercise with more than 25 years of history in family therapy training at the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.

Consistently described by students as transformative, this session will unpack the evidence, theory and practical applications behind its enduring impact.

One trainee described the process as, “…an enriching and pivotal step in my professional development as a family therapist”

and by another as “…one of the hardest pieces of work, though also one that provided the greatest growth”.

The teacher’s contribution to the research involved participation in a focus group designed to better understand the supervisor’s processes in conducting the Stuck Case. One teacher summarised her thinking thus,

“What would they need from me in order to take that leap, that risk right now to perhaps do it or respond differently, to get through it without the devastating responses that they may have experienced in their family of origin?”

Key Topics

In this webinar, you'll discover:
✅ The Stuck Case model and how it is delivered in family therapy training
✅ Evidence from students on its impact on professional practice
✅ A neurobiological perspective on why the exercise is so effective
✅ Broader applications for family therapy practice, supervision and teaching

Presenters

Robyn Elliott, B.A.Hons, G.D.Org Ch & Dev, M.Fam.Ther, M.S.W.  is a Mental Health Social Worker and Family Therapist with over 30 years' experience in the health and welfare, and tertiary education fields. An employee of La Trobe University since 1998, she is the Course Lead for Family Therapy in the Department of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy. Courses in family therapy are delivered in conjunction with the Bouverie Centre. While her clinical practice is with individuals, couples and families, and individual and group supervision across a range of presentations, her area of special interest is trauma and other mental health challenges that might benefit from the systemic integration of more individual approaches such as EMDR, havening, DBR and IFS. This interest crosses over into her work in the education of family therapists, and particularly how to resource students to manage performance anxiety in both clinical and supervision contexts.

Robyn has provided consultation and training nationally and internationally to health and welfare professionals in family therapy, trauma, and in the supervision of family therapists.

Sandy Jackson is a Family Therapist and Occupational Therapist. An employee of La Trobe University since 2022, Sandy is the subject coordinator of Year 3 of the Master of Clinical Family Therapy.  Sandy has considerable clinical experience in the areas of public mental health, community health, and child, couple and family therapy and is experienced in leading teams. She is passionate about integrating couple and trauma work with systemic family therapy, professional supervision, family inclusive practice and healthy teams.