Abstract
An overview of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT), a family-based, empirically validated intervention designed to treat children and adolescents' problem behaviors is presented. In this article the theoretical underpinnings of BSFT are described using a clinical case to illustrate the basic BSFT tenets. A selected review of outcome evidence is presented as well as the considerable clinical development and research evidence on specialized BSFT Engagement. Clinical implementation is highlighted.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 81-103 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2008 |
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Keywords
- Adolescent
- Alcohol-other drug abuse
- Engagement
- Family therapy
- Strategic
- Structural
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
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Brief strategic family therapy : Engagement and treatment. / Briones, Ervin; Robbins, Michael S.; Szapocznik, Jose.
In: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1-2, 01.12.2008, p. 81-103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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