Solution focused brief therapy association

Helen Taylor Yates, Ph.D., LCSW
Committee Chair

Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina Wilmington
School of Social Work
College of Health and Human Services
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
yatesh@uncw.edu

Major Areas of Interest:
Solution-focused brief therapy, Behavioral intervention research for people living with HIV, Wellness and women’s health issues

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Related Research: 
The Solution Focused Wellness for HIV Intervention for Women

Cynthia Franklin, PhD, LCSW, LMFT
Co-Chair

Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Social Work
1925 San Jacinto
Austin, Texas 78712-1203
cfranklin@mail.utexas.edu

Major Areas of Interest:
Solution-focused brief therapy, school mental health, efficacy studies and meta-analysis.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Related Research:
Testing the effectiveness of the school-based, Taking Charge intervention for adolescent mothers. Continued training and support of the solution-focused high school: Garza High School in Austin, Texas 

James Beauchemin, PhD, LCSW
Committee Member

Assistant Professor
Boise State University
School of Social Work
College of Health Sciences
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725
jamesbeauchemin@boisestate.edu

Major Areas of Interest:
Solution-focused brief therapy, multidimensional wellness promotion, mind-body-spirit interventions

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Related Research:
Solution-focused wellness coaching, SFBT interventions for improving college student mental health and well-being 

Karla Gonzalez Suitt, PhD, MSW
Committee Member

Assistant Professor
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Program
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Department of Social Sciences
kgonzale@uc.cl

Major Areas of Interest:
 Solution-focused brief interventions and strengths-based interventions in primary care, child protective services, schools, and other settings, performed by social workers and/or interdisciplinary teams. Development of clinical social work in Chile.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Related Research:
Adaptation of Solution-focused brief therapy for Chilean culture, implementation of the model in primary care and schools. Systematic Review of Solution-focused brief therapy with Latinos.

Stephen M. Langer, Ph.D.
Committee Member

Clinical Psychologist
Director
Northwest Brief Therapy Training Center
1021 Legion Way S.E.
Olympia, WA 98501-1522
nwbtsml@ix.netcom.com

Major Areas of Interest:
Solution-focused brief therapy, trauma treatment, substance abuse, chronic pain and illness, evidence-based practice.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Related Research:
Solution-Focused Trauma Treatment outcomes with private practice population and with war and natural disaster refugees, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy’s establishment as an evidence-based practice.

Mo Yee Lee, Ph.D.
Committee Member,
Board Liaison

Professor
The Ohio State University
College of Social Work
1947 Colle ge Road
Columbus, OH 43220
lee.355@osu.edu

Major Areas of Interest:
Intervention research using a strengths-based, solution-focused approach in social work practice, group treatment for domestic violence offenders, home-based family treatment with high-risk youth, multicultural social work practice

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Related Research: 
Solution group treatment of domestic violence offenders, home-based treatment with high-risk youth.

Johnny S. Kim, PhD, LCSW
Committee Member

Professor
University of Denver
Graduate School of Social Work
2148 South High Street
Denver, CO 80208
johnny.kim@du.edu

Major Areas of Interest:
Solution-focused brief therapy, school social work, and meta-analysis.Solution-focused brief therapy, clinical intervention research, school social work, and meta-analysis 

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Related Research: 
Randomized Control Trial study using SFBT with parents involved in child welfare system; Large 4 state Randomized Control Trial study using SFBT as part of a program reentry service demonstration project with former prisoners (Safe Streets, Second Chances; S3C project).

Kristin Whitehill Bolton, Ph.D., MSW
Committee Member

Associate Professor
MSW Program Coordinator
University of North Carolina Wilmington
School of Social Work
College of Health and Human Services
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
boltonk@uncw.edu

Major Areas of Interest:
Solution-focused brief therapy, offender populations, healthy psychological development, and program evaluations

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Related Research: 
Testing the effectiveness of the Youth Offender Diversion Alternative, and implementation and evaluation of solution-focused interventions in practice settings