Research Page

    Solution Focused Brief Therapy has been officially listed in the Office of Juvenile Justice's Model Programs Guide, with other evidence-based programs. SFBT has been rated "Promising," which is the first of three possible ratings, based on the number and strength of the empirical research supporting it. This is an important step in SFBT's acceptance as an evidenced-based approach. As you may know, some agencies are beginning to review treatment models and programs and decide whether they meet their criteria for being "evidence-based."
    We want to thank Sara Smock (sara.smock@ttu.edu) and Johnny Kim (jkim@ku.edu) for preparing and submitting the materials for the OJJ review. They have been working on similar submissions with other agencies, and we will report the results as we receive them.
    The link to the SFBT page at OJJ's site is:
http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/TitleV_MPG_Table_Ind_Rec.asp?ID=712

Terry Trepper, Eric McCollum, Peter De Jong, Harry Korman, Wallace Gingerich, and Cynthia Franklin have developed a SFBT treatment manual for working with individuals.  This manual is available for downloading.  

Alasdair Macdonald's web page offers an inventory of outcome studies and resources.

Wallace Gingerich:  Wally is a professor of social work at Case Western Reserve in Michigan.  The website contains information regarding SF outcome studies.

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