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EFFECTS OF SOLUTION FOCUSED THERAPY'S “FORMULA FIRST SESSION TASK” ON COMPLIANCE AND OUTCOME IN FAMILY THERAPY
Author(s) -
Adams Jerome F.,
Piercy Fred P.,
Jurich Joan A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1991.tb00895.x
Subject(s) - optimism , intervention (counseling) , family therapy , compliance (psychology) , session (web analytics) , clarity , outcome (game theory) , psychology , task (project management) , solution focused brief therapy , medicine , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology , psychiatry , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , mathematics , management , mathematical economics , world wide web , economics
This study investigated the immediate impact of a “solution focused” family therapy intervention on both the family and the therapist. Specifically, the study examined the differential effects of the formula first session task (FFST) recommended by de Shazer (1982, 1985), as well as the FFST plus solution focused therapy, as compared to a standard problem focused structural‐strategic intervention. After one week, the groups receiving the FFST were significantly higher on measures of family compliance, clarity of treatment goals, and improvement in the presenting problem. However, there were no significant differences among groups on family optimism or on outcome after 10 sessions. The implications of these results are discussed.