Abstract
Abstract: Objective: To review a 40-year collaborative partnership between clinical researchers and clinicians, in developing, investigating and implementing Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT). Method: First, to review theory, practice and studies related to this evidenced-based therapy intervention targeting adolescent drug abuse and delinquency. Second, to present the BSFT Implementation Model created for the BSFT intervention—a model that parallels many of the recommendations from the implementation science literature. Results: Specific challenges encountered during the BSFT implementation process are reviewed, along with ways of conceptualizing and addressing these challenges from a systemic perspective. Conclusion: The BSFT implementation uses the same systemic principles and intervention techniques as those that underlie the BSFT clinical model. Building on our on-the-ground experiences, recommendations are proposed for advancing the field of implementation science.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 121-133 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Psychotherapy Research |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2 2015 |
Funding
Preparation of this article was supported by Clinical Translational Science Institute Grant 1UL1TR000460 from the National Center for Clinical and Translational Science and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and U10 DA013720 and RC2 DA028864 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to José Szapocznik, by Grant DA026595 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to Seth J. Schwartz, and by Grant AA021888 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to Jonathan G. Tubman and Seth J. Schwartz, and Grant P30 DA027828 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to C. Hendricks Brown. The information presented in this article is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies involved.
Keywords
- family therapy
- implementation
- intervention research
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
