Solution
Focused Therapy
Evaluation
Studies
Research coordinator,
European Brief Therapy Association
June 13, 1996
In reference to evaluation studies I enclose the nearest thing
to an up to date list. It was compiled by Heike Schemmel from
Bamberg after we had discussed the topic. As research coordinator
for the European Brief Therapy Association I hope to keep informed
about all research as best I can. We in EBTA also share questionnaires
and research ideas with each other and with anyone else who is
interested and willing to share their ideas in return. I act as
mailbox for questionnaires etc - presently have sets for: therapy
follow-up by various means and at various times thereafter; post-session
responses by clients to interview; effects of training on therapist
practice; feedback about training course by students. Let me know
if you need more details of these.
The Journal of Family Therapy plans a special edition devoted
to sft research in early 1997. John Carpenter
the relevant editor is at and on the SFT-l list. Steve and Insoo
will be guest contributors. They are also hoping for a special
edition of the Journal of Family and Marital Studies (I think)
on solution focused work next year.
Literature referring to the evaluation of solution-focused-therapy:
- Burr, W (1993) Evaluation der Anwendung losungsorientierter
Kurztherapie in einer kinder- und jugendpsychiartischen Praxis
(Evaluation of the use of brief therapy in a practice for children
and youths). Familiendynamik, 18: 11-21. (German: abstract in
English) .
- George, E, Iveson, C, Ratner, H (1990) Problem to Solution.
Brief Therapy Press, London. . Macdonald, A.J. (1994) Brief therapy
in adult psychiatry. Journal of Family Therapy, 16: 415-426.
- Eero Riikonen (1992). Problem models and interviewing practices
in professional helping: From problem language to competence language.
in: Research Reports 32/1992, Rehabilitation Foundation, Helsinki.
- Steenbarger (1992): Toward Science -practice integration in
brief counselling and therapy. The Counselling Psychologist, 20,
3, p403-450. . de Shazer, S (1985): Keys to Solutions in Brief
Therapy. Norton:New York. (A brief note about follow-up of the
formula first session task in 56 cases: p147-157)
- Stephen Gilligan & Reese Price (eds), 1993.. Therapeutic
Conversations, Jeff chang & Michele Phillips, Michael White
and Steve de Shazer: New Directions in Family Therapy. p. 95 -
135. W. W. Norton.
- Also brief notes in some of the books by Steve, Insoo and
co-workers.
- Ronald Warner (rwarner@acs.ryerson.ca) and Heike Schemmel
(heike.schlemmel@ppp.uni-bamberg.de) are looking into sft research
as is Peter Sundmann (peters@megabaud.fi).
- Luc Iseabeart (Belgium) and Mark Beyebach (Salamanca; can
be contacted through colleague Alberto Rodriguez Morej: INTERNET:aromore@GUGU.USAL.ES)
are publishing chapters about effectiveness in books in French
and Spanish respectively this spring. Mark has used several well-established
psychological tests in his research, after translating them into
Spanish.
- Dr George S Greenberg, Director, Brief Therapy Center and
Family Therapy Institute of Greater New Orleans, 4535 Dryades
Street, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA; (504) 891 2464; and 1529 River
Oaks Road West, New Orleans, LA 70123; (504) 733 8621. Most of
his publications are in American books rather than journals; he
is keen to share his ideas and will be able to let you have lists
of references and so on. group of 8-10, in psychiatric day hospital;
mostly neurosis / mild chronic psychosis; focus became mainly
goals / exceptions, sometimes scaling; under 90 minutes, once
weekly; occasional new members joining to replace leavers.
Two of my inpatient nursing colleagues are planning a new group
on 'Solutions' for our acute psychiatry unit. They plan an open
group for all patients, focus on goals, scaling and small behavoural
steps; miracle may be phrased as 'if the new pills cure you what
will be different for you?'. We hope that it may generate some
outcome results in a year or so if it goes well.
European Brief Therapy Association are in the process of designing
a standard session record (Paul Koeck (Belgium):INTERNET:STRESS@GLO.BE)
and a follow-up protocol including outcome questionnaires. When
this is acceptable we will make it available to all sft workers
who are interested. The idea is to collect standard information
from a variety of individual workers in different countries and
cultures working with various client groups. Comparisons can then
be made of in-session events and of outcomes achieved overall.
Much of psychotherapy lacks good outcome studies so we hope this
will help our credibility with clients and service providers.
We will pass on more news as it becomes available. Thanks for
your interest and support. Alasdair Macdonald, Research coordinator,
European Brief Therapy Association
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