What works? A grounded theory investigation of training non-psychology staff in using Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As part of a task-sharing strategy, clinical psychologists are becoming increasingly expected to offer therapy training for staff in health care services to develop psychological mindedness to increase access and provision of psychological support for clients. The current study explored how 10 staff working in health care settings experienced Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) training and how they subsequently used it.

Methods

One-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 participants; a constructivist grounded theory (GT) approach was used to generate a model based on the participants' reflections after the training.

Results

Staff shared how they felt they needed evidence of SFBT effectiveness in order to believe that learning a new model

SUBMITTER: Juul H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12905523 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature