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Examining the Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Meta-Analysis
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Objective: A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). Method: Hierarchical linear modeling software was used to synthesize the primary studies to calculate an overall effect size estimate and test for between-study variability. Results: Solution-focused brief therapy demonstrated small but positive treatment effects favoring SFBT group on the outcome measures (d = 0.13 to 0.26). Only the magnitude of the effect for internalizing behavior problems was statistically significant at the p < .05 level, thereby indicating that the treatment effect for SFBT group is different than the control group. Conclusions: This study allows social workers interested in solution-focused brief therapy to examine the empirical evidence quickly and with more definitive information.
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- Authors
- Kim, J. S.
- Venue
- Research on Social Work Practice
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-10-16
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 107-116
- ISSN
- 1049-7315 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-7581
- OpenAlex
- W2171568407
- Cited by
- 294
- References
- 47
- FWCI
- 1.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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