Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a solution-focused intervention in child protection services

Medina, Agustín J. Sánchez; Beyebach, Mark; García, Felipe E.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106703

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“…The exact number of provided sessions was reported in 41 (70.7%) articles, totaling in 274 sessions, ranging between 1 and 15 with an average of 6.37 sessions per study. Two additional studies provided either only an average, i.e., 14.48 (Medina et al, 2022), or a range, i.e., from 1 to 29 (Żak, 2022), both being larger than the ones estimated from other reviewed studies. Thus, data from these two studies were not included when calculating the abovementioned average and range, due to the lack of information on the general number of sessions.…”

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Research on the Solution-Focused Approach in 2022: A Scoping Review

Żak,

Pakrosnis,

Kuminskaya

2023

Journal of Solution Focused Practices

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Following an initiative started in the late ’90s by Dr Alasdair Macdonald, the European Brief Therapy Association (EBTA) continues to maintain and update a list of references to research and other relevant publications on the solution-focused approach. The current scoping review from the EBTA Research Task Group members aimed to identify trends in the methodology and results emerging from the latest research of the solution-focused practices added to the list. A total of 58 research articles published in 2022 were identified and reviewed for main trends in sample, study, intervention characteristics, and the main findings. Several trends in each of these aspects emerged from the data during the process of scoping review. Along with the summary of the main trends, related issues and questions important for practitioners, researchers, and the whole solution-focused community are discussed in the article. Finally, recommendations for future research are put forward to aid in providing answers to remaining questions relevant to the establishment of the solution-focused approach as an evidence-based practice.

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Section: Number Of Sessionsmentioning

confidence: 87%

Research on the Solution-Focused Approach in 2022: A Scoping Review

Żak,

Pakrosnis,

Kuminskaya

2023

Journal of Solution Focused Practices

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Effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Żak,

Pękala

2024

Psychotherapy Research

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Solutions Trial: Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in 10–17-year-olds presenting at police custody: a randomised controlled trial

Moody,

Coulman,

Crocker-White

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Background Within England, children and young people (CYP) who come into police custody are referred to Liaison and Diversion (L&D) teams. L&D teams have responsibility for liaising with healthcare and other support services while working to divert CYP away from the criminal justice system but have traditionally not provided targeted psychological interventions to CYP. Considering evidence that Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) leads to a reduction in internalising and externalising behaviour problems in CYP, the aim of this randomised controlled trial (RCT) was to determine whether there is a difference between services as usual (SAU) plus SFBT offered by trained therapists working within a L&D team, and SAU alone, in reducing offending behaviours in 10–17-year-olds presenting at police custody. Methods Design: two-arm individually RCT with internal pilot and process evaluation. Participants: N = approximately 448 CYP aged 10–17 years presenting at one of three police custody suites in the area served by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) who are referred to the L&D team. Participants will be recruited and allocated to intervention:control on a 1:1 basis. Interviews will be performed with 30–40 CYP in the intervention arm, 15 CYP in the control arm, up to 20 parents/guardians across both arms, up to 15 practitioners, and up to 10 site staff responsible for screening CYP for the trial. Intervention and control: Those allocated to the intervention will be offered SAU plus SFBT, and control participants will receive SAU only. Primary outcome: CYP frequency of offending behaviours assessed through the Self-Report Delinquency Measure (SRDM) at 12 months post-randomisation. Secondary outcomes: criminal offence data (national police database); emotional and behavioural difficulties (self-report and parent/guardian reported); gang affiliation (self-report). Process evaluation: evaluation of acceptability and experiences of the CYP, parents/guardians, site staff and practitioners; fidelity of SFBT delivery. Discussion This two-arm individually RCT will evaluate the effectiveness of SFBT in reducing offending behaviours in CYP presenting at police custody suites within the area served by LSCFT. Our process evaluation will assess the fidelity of delivery of SFBT, the factors affecting implementation, the acceptability of SFBT in CYP aged 10–17 years and recruitment and reach. We will also examine systems and structures for future delivery, therefore assessing overall scalability. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov ISRCTN14195235. Registered on June 16, 2023.

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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a solution-focused intervention in child protection services

Cited by 4 publications

References 48 publications

Research on the Solution-Focused Approach in 2022: A Scoping Review

Research on the Solution-Focused Approach in 2022: A Scoping Review

Effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Solutions Trial: Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in 10–17-year-olds presenting at police custody: a randomised controlled trial

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