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José Szapocznik1, Monica Zarate, Johnathan Duff
1Brief Strategic Family Therapy Institute, Center for Family Studies, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. jszapocz@med.miami.edu
Abstract:
Despite the efficacy of family-based interventions for improving outcomes for adolescent behavior problems such as substance use, engaging and retaining whole families in treatment is one of the greatest challenges therapists confront. This article illustrates how the Brief Strategic Family Therapy model, a family-based, empirically validated intervention designed to treat children and adolescents' problem behaviors, can be used to increase engagement, improve retention, and bring about positive outcomes for families. Research evidence for efficacy and effectiveness is also presented.
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