Change Factors in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Review of the Salamanca Studies

  • Beyebach M
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Abstract

The Salamanca research team has conducted a number of language-oriented studies within a solution-focused family therapy practice and training unit. Two outcome studies demonstrated considerable success at termination and on follow-up, including how clients talked about their problem in the first versus final sessions. Other studies were process-outcome designs, linking specific communicative practices within a session to outcomes. These practices included negotiating goals, discussing pre-treatment changes, seeking and amplifying the details of improvements, giving clients credit for their improvements, continually scaling clients' progress, and avoiding conflictive interactions. Results confirmed their potential value for reducing dropout, increasing compliance with homework tasks, and improving outcomes at termination. The results of this ongoing research have direct implications into practice and training.

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Beyebach, M. (2014). Change Factors in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Review of the Salamanca Studies. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 33(1), 62–77. https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2014.33.1.62

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