Reflections and Learning From an Agency-Wide Implementation of Single Session Work in Family Therapy

In November 2009, the Bouverie Centre, a centre for training, research, and clinical family therapy in Melbourne, Australia, embarked on a 12-month trial involving the implementation of single session work as our main model of service provision for all new family appointments. We were interested in...

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Published in:Australian and New Zealand journal of family therapy 2012-03, Vol.33 (1), p.70-83
Main Authors: O'Neill, Imogen, Rottem, Naomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
action research
Australia
Clinical dilemmas
clinical practice
Clinical training
Delivery Systems
Diagnosis
Family counseling
Family psychotherapy
Family Therapy
implementation
Learning
Mental illness
Mentally ill
Practice
Reflection
service delivery
Service provision
Services for
single session therapy
Single-session psychotherapy
Therapists
Training
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Summary:In November 2009, the Bouverie Centre, a centre for training, research, and clinical family therapy in Melbourne, Australia, embarked on a 12-month trial involving the implementation of single session work as our main model of service provision for all new family appointments. We were interested in evaluating clients’ and therapists’ experiences of this change in our clinical service delivery. This article discusses some clinical dilemmas that arose for staff in this process, and how they were addressed. Clients’ responses to single session work are outlined, followed by a discussion of outcomes of the implementation for our organisation.
ISSN:0814-723X
1467-8438
DOI:10.1017/aft.2012.7