ERIC Number: EJ1362825
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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Evaluating the Impact of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy on Hope and Clinical Symptoms with Latine Clients
Himmelberger, Krystle; Ikonomopoulos, James; Vela, Javier Cavazos
Professional Counselor, v12 n3 p198-216 2022
We implemented a single-case research design (SCRD) with a small sample (N = 2) to assess the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for Latine clients experiencing mental health concerns. Analysis of participants' scores on the Dispositional Hope Scale (DHS) and Outcome Questionnaire (OQ-45.2) using split-middle line of progress visual trend analysis, statistical process control charting, percentage of nonoverlapping data points procedure, percent improvement, and Tau-U yielded treatment effects indicating that SFBT may be effective for improving hope and mental health symptoms for Latine clients. Based on these findings, we discuss implications for counselor educators, counselors-in-training, and practitioners, which include integrating SFBT principles into the counselor education curriculum, teaching counselors-in-training how to use SCRDs to evaluate counseling effectiveness, and using the DHS and OQ-45.2 to measure hope and clinical symptoms.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Therapy, Mental Health, Counseling Effectiveness, Psychological Patterns, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), College Students, School Counseling, Problem Solving, Cultural Capital
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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