Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

A Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice

Edited by Cynthia Franklin, Terry S. Trepper, Eric E. McCollum, and Wallace J. Gingerich

The definitive source for research findings and practice advancements on solution-focused brief therapy
Geared towards both scholars and practitioners
Chapters illustrate applications with specific populations
Includes a treatment manual

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

A Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice

Edited by Cynthia Franklin, Terry S. Trepper, Eric E. McCollum, and Wallace J. Gingerich

Description

Therapy is frequently miscast as requiring an enormous amount of time and financial commitment, but helpful, goal-oriented therapy can produce positive results after only a few sessions. Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) has been gaining momentum as a powerful therapeutic approach since its inception in the 1980s. By focusing on solutions instead of problems, it asks clients to set concrete goals and to draw upon strengths in their lives that can help bring about the desired change for a preferred future.

Addressing both researchers and practitioners, a distinguished cast of international, interdisciplinary contributors review the current state of research on SFBT interventions and illustrate its applications--both proven and promising--with a diverse variety of populations, including domestic violence offenders, troubled and runaway youth, students, adults with substance abuse problems, and clients with schizophrenia. This expansive text also includes a treatment manual, strengths-based and fidelity measures, and detailed descriptions on how to best apply SFBT to underscore the strengths, skills, and resources that clients may unknowingly possess.

With its rich assortment of resources, this handbook is the definitive guide to SFBT for scholars and mental health practitioners alike.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

A Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice

Edited by Cynthia Franklin, Terry S. Trepper, Eric E. McCollum, and Wallace J. Gingerich

Section I: Origins and Treatment Manual for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

1. The Evolution of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Eve Lipchik, James Derks, Marilyn LaCourt, and Elam Nunnally

2. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Treatment Manual
Terry S. Trepper, Eric E. McCollum, Peter De Jong, Harry Korman, Wallace J. Gingerich, and Cynthia Franklin

Section II: Measuring Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Practice

3. The Development of a Solution-Focused Fidelity Instrument: A Pilot Study
Peter Lehmann and Joy D. Patton

4. A Review of Solution-Focused, Standardized Outcome Measures and Other Strengths-Oriented Outcome Measures
Sara A. Smock

5. Incorporating Outcome and Session Rating Scales in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
J. Arthur Gillaspy, Jr. and John J. Murphy

Section III: Reviews of the Research

6. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Outcome Research
Wallace J. Gingerich, Johnny S. Kim, Geert J. J. M. Stams, and Alasdair J. Macdonald

7. A Systematic Review of Single-Case Design Studies on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Johnny S. Kim

8. Review of Outcomes With Children and Adolescents With Externalizing Behavior Problems
Jacqueline Corcoran

9. What Works in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Review of Change Process Research
Jay McKeel

10. Connecting the Lab to the Therapy Room: Microanalysis, Co-construction, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Janet Beavin Bavelas

Section IV: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Effectiveness With Clinical Populations

11. Solution-Focused Model With Court Mandated, Domestic Violence Offenders
Mo Yee Lee, Adriana Uken, and John Sebold

12. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in the Conjoint Couples Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence
Eric E. McCollum, Sandra M. Stith, and Cynthia J. Thomsen

13. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Medication Adherence With Schizophrenic Patients
Plamen A. Panayotov, Boyan E. Strahilov, and Aneta Y. Anichkina

14. Signs of Safety and the Child Protection Movement
John Wheeler and Viv Hogg

15. Solution-Focused Family Therapy for Troubled and Runaway Youths
Sanna J. Thompson and Katherine Sanchez

16. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in School Settings
Cynthia Franklin, Johnny S. Kim, and Kaitlin Stewart Brigman

17. Taking Charge: A Solution-Focused Intervention for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents
Mary Beth Harris and Cynthia Franklin

18. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Alcohol Treatment
Stéphan Hendrick, Luc Isebaert, and Yvonne Dolan

Section V: Research on Innovative Practice Programs

19. From Solution to Description: Practice and Research in Tandem
Guy Shennan and Chris Iveson

20. Outcomes of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Adolescents in Foster Care and Health Care Institutions
Rytis Pakrosnis and Viktorija Cepukiene

21. Solution-Focused Approaches in Management
Mark McKergow

22. Solution-Focused Life Coaching
Suzy Green

23. Making Classrooms More Solution-Focused for Teachers and Students: The WOWW Teacher Coaching Intervention
Michael S. Kelly, Michele Liscio, Robin Bluestone-Miller, and Lee Shilts

24. Research and Development of a Solution-Focused High School
Cynthia Franklin, Katherine L. Montgomery, Victoria Baldwin, and Linda Webb

25. Applying a Solution-Focused Approach to Health Interviews in Japan
Norio Mishima

Epilogue: The Future of Research in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Terry S. Trepper and Cynthia Franklin

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

A Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice

Edited by Cynthia Franklin, Terry S. Trepper, Eric E. McCollum, and Wallace J. Gingerich

Author Information

Cynthia Franklin, PhD, is the Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health at the University of Texas at Austin.

Terry S. Trepper, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Purdue University Calumet.

Eric E. McCollum, PhD, is Professor and Program Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Virginia Tech.

Wallace J. Gingerich, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at Case Western Reserve University.

Contributors:

Aneta Y. Anichkina, MD
Psychiatrist
Sofia, Bulgaria

Victoria Baldwin
Founding Principal
Garza High School
Austin, Texas

Janet Beavin Bavelas, PhD, AB, AM
Professor Emeritus
University of Victoria
Research Consultant
Victoria Microanalysis Group
Victoria, British Columbia

Robin Bluestone-Miller, LCSW
Director
SFBT/WOWW Training Project
Family and School Partnerships Program
School of Social Work
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Kaitlin Stewart Brigman, MSW
Social Worker
Valeo Behavioral Health
Lawrence, Kansas

Viktorija Cepukiene, PhD
Clinical psychologist
Family clinics "Bendrosios medicines praktika" (General Medicine Practice)
Lecturer
General Psychology Department
Vytautas Magnus University
Kaunas, Lithuania

Jacqueline Corcoran, PhD
Professor
School of Social Work
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Peter De Jong, PhD, ACSW
Emeritus Professor
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan

James Derks, LCSW
Retired Therapist
Fredonia, Wisconsin

Yvonne Dolan, MA Psychology
Director
Institute for Solution Focused Therapy
Highland, IN

Cynthia Franklin, PhD, LCSW, LMFT
Stienberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health
School of Social Work
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

J. Arthur Gillaspy, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Licensed Psychologist
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas

Wallace J. Gingerich, PhD, LISW-S
Professor Emeritus
Mandel School of Applied Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Suzy Green, DPsyc (Clinical)
Adjunct Lecturer
Coaching Psychology Unit
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

Mary Beth Harris, PhD, LCSW
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Southern California
San Diego, California

Stéphan Hendrick, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist
St. John's Hospital
Associate Professor
Systemic and Family Therapy Department
Mons University
Brugge, Belgium

Viv Hogg, DipSW/Ed
Social Work Team Manager
Gateshead Council
Gateshead, United Kingdom

Luc Isebaert, MD
Senior Consultant
Department of Psychiatry and Psychosomatics
St. John's Hospital
Head of Teaching Faculty
Korzybski Institutes of Burge
Brugge, Belgium

Chris Iveson, BSc
Solution-Focused Brief Therapist
BRIEF
London, England

Michael S. Kelly, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Johnny S. Kim, PhD, LICSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Welfare
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Harry Korman, MD
Child Psychiatrist and Family Therapist
Owner
SIKT
Malmö, Sweden

Marilyn LaCourt, AAMFT, CICSW
Personal Coach and Consultant
Bully Prevention Programs
Brookfield, Wisconsin

Mo Yee Lee, PhD
Professor
College of Social Work
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Peter Lehmann, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Michele Liscio, LMFT
Family and Marriage Therapist
Private Practice
Parkland, Florida

Eve Lipchik, ACSW, LMFT, LCSW
Vice President
Psychotherapist
ICF Consultants, Inc.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alasdair J. Macdonald, MB ChB, FRCPsych, DPM, DCH
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dorset Primary Care Trust
Children's Services
Dorset, England

Eric E. McCollum, PhD, LCSW LMFT
Professor and Program Director
Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Virginia Tech
Falls Church, Virginia

Jay McKeel, MS
Therapist, Trainer, and Supervisor
Private Practice
Laurel, Maryland

Mark McKergow, PhD, MBA, MSc, BSc
Director
The Centre for Solutions Focus at Work (sfwork)
Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Norio Mishima, MD, PhD
Director
Ikemi Memorial Clinic of Mind-Body Medicine
Fukuoka City, Japan

Katherine L. Montgomery, MSSW
Doctoral Student
School of Social Work
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

John J. Murphy, PhD
Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Licensed Psychologist
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas

Elam Nunnally, PhD
Posthumously
Professor Emeritus
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Rytis Pakrosnis, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Sveikatos akademija (Health Academy)
Lecturer
General Psychology Department
Vytautas Magnus University
Kaunas, Lithuania

Plamen A. Panayotov, MD
Chief Physician
Rouse Regional Psychiatric Dispensary
Rousse, Bulgaria

Joy D. Patton, PhD, MSSW, MA
Assistant Professor
Counseling and Human Services
University of North Texas Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Katherine Sanchez, LCSW
Doctoral Candidate
School of Social Work
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

John Sebold, LCSW
Clinical Director
Plumas County Mental Health
Quincy, California

Guy Shennan
Solution-Focused Practitioner and Trainer
Guy Shennan Associates
London, England

Lee Shilts, PhD
Professor
Family Therapy Department
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sara A. Smock, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied and Professional Studies
Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Geert J. J. M. Stams, PhD
Professor
Department of Forensic Child and Youth Care Sciences
Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sandra M. Stith, PhD
Associate Professor
Program Director
Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Kansas State University
Kansas City, Kansas

Boyan E. Strahilov, MD
Coach, Therapist, and Trainer
PIK Center
Sofia, Bulgaria

Sanna J. Thompson, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Cynthia J. Thomsen, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois

Terry S. Trepper, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology
Department of Behavioral Sciences
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, Indiana

Adriana Uken, LCSW
Trainer and Consultant
Chester, California

Linda Webb, PhD
Principal
Garza High School
Austin, Texas

John Wheeler, BSc, MA
UKCP Registered Systemic Psychotherapist
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Gateshead, United Kingdom
Independent Trainer, Supervisor, and Consultant
John Wheeler Solutions Ltd
Ryton, United Kingdom