Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT)
For this assignment, you will need to access the materials posted under the file "Brief Strategic Family

Therapy" in elearning.
Also, the following website may be helpful:
https://www.promoteprevent.org/publications/ebi-factsheets/brief-strategic-family-therapy-bsft
The materials I provided may not include all of the information I am asking you to provide. You should be

prepared to search the WMU library or other sources to find all of the information.
You will write a research paper summarizing the treatment and it’s components. This paper needs to be a minimum

of 5 pages. This paper must include the following headings:
Brief Strategic Family Therapy
Description: Provide a brief description of BSFT
Population: With whom is it used? Specific age ranges? Gender, race, ethnicity? Contraindications?
Length: How many sessions will it take? How many weeks, etc?
Training: Who is qualified to administer the therapy and is there any special training required?
Advantages: Any specific advantages or benefits?
Disadvantages: Any specific disadvantages or limitations?
Techniques: Here you will describe what the therapy looks like. Specifically, you should list the steps used and

provide descriptions of those steps.
1. Step One of the therapy is ________: Then provide the description of step one
2. Step Two of the therapy is ________: Then provide the description of step two
3. Etc.
List and describe any other important elements of the treatment.
Research: You will locate two research articles and describe them. To find articles that are relevant, you may

look at the references cited in the documents I provided for you. You may need to search PsycInfo through the WMU

library to find the articles. The articles may not be available full text and you may have to order them through

interlibrary loan so do not wait until the last minute to look for articles.