What Works When Learning Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

@article{Cunanan2006WhatWW,
  title={What Works When Learning Solution-Focused Brief Therapy},
  author={Elnora D. Cunanan and Eric E. McCollum},
  journal={Journal of Family Psychotherapy},
  year={2006},
  volume={17},
  pages={49 - 65}
}
Abstract With its growing popularity in the field, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) training workshops are becoming more prevalent in the family therapy training field. Because SFBT represents an innovative approach to therapy, does teaching this model demand innovative ways to train its students or are the same methods used in teaching other models of family therapy sufficient? To begin to address this question, it would be important to know how trainees experience SFBT training as it… 
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